Thursday, November 27, 2008

Chávez wants respect for Latin American sovereignty

During his key speech at the opening session of the Third Extraordinary Summit of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA),
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez asked the global super powers to respect the sovereignty of Latin American nations. "We make an appeal to respect our sovereignty; to be allowed to rebuild ourselves after the disaster left by centuries of colonialism," he said.

He lamented that the media of most countries accuse his government of meddling. "The biggest interventionist in the world is called the United States. I am accused of meddling when, for instance, everybody knows that the United States has been trying to destabilize the government of (Bolivian president) Evo Morales," said Chávez, as quoted by state-run news agency ABN.

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