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=**Venezuela to supply Bolivia with diesel**=


 * Granma International, Havana. January 4, 2006**

CARACAS, January 3—Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez Frías and Evo Morales, president-elect of Bolivia, meeting in Miraflores Palace in this capital, have signed cooperation agreements between the two countries, primarily in the areas of energy, education and health.

The signing of the agreements, which include provisions for Venezuela to supply Bolivia with diesel fuel, took place in the Ayacucho Room after a meeting between the two leaders in the executive office.

In the document, Venezuela commits to exchanging its experience in hydrocarbon resources with its sister country, and salutes the initiative of the Cuba-Bolivia Cooperation Agreement, which aims to eliminate the illiteracy suffered by a significant portion of the Andean nation’s people in a space of 30 months.

Both leaders agreed to join forces in terms of health programs and establish cooperation mechanisms for implementing policies that can achieve macroeconomic stability and give an accelerated and solid boost to economic and social development.

Likewise, they saluted the advances being experienced today by the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean.

The leader of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) arrived early in this capital, from where he was to leave for Europe as part of an international tour prior to assuming the presidency on January 22. Morales, who is visiting the homeland of Simón Bolívar for the first time since his election victory on December 18, was received with head-of-state honors by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía.

"Bolivia is joining the anti-imperialist and anti-neoliberal struggle," affirmed the distinguished guest in a statement to the press after arriving at approximately 9:50 a.m., and sent his greetings to the Venezuelan and Latin American peoples.

"I represent Bolivia, Simón Bolívar’s favorite daughter, and I feel very happy with this process of Latin American integration," the distinguished visitor affirmed.

For his part, the Venezuelan president noted that the electoral victory of the MAS leader is one of returning to the peoples, who are awakening with a great awareness.

From: http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2006/enero/mier4/02vendies.html