CUBA-VENEZUELA

Residents of Sancti Spiritus feel sympathetic towards Chavez.»

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, arrived in Cuba this Monday to visit his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez, who will undergo here a new surgery.»

Cuban President Raul Castro received on Monday his Venezuelan peer Hugo Chavez, who arrived in Cuba to follow up his medical treatment. The leader was also received by Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez.»

During a meeting of the Venezuelan Council of Ministers, President Hugo Chavez announced his return to Cuba on Sunday to submit himself to a surgical procedure after new cancerous cells were detected in the same body area where a tumor was withdrawn last year.»

Cuban President Raul Castro saw off his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez who returned to his country Thursday night.»

Cuban President Raul Castro received Rafael Ramirez, vice president of the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, who arrived in the Santiago de Cuba’s Antonio Maceo Airport this Thursday.»

Venezuelan oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) is due to start exploratory drilling for crude in deep waters off Cuba, the company’s president announced on Thursday.»

The farewell of Cuban President Raul Castro to his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez is highlighted by the media of the Caribbean country today.»

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez traveled to Havana, Cuba, to continue his medical treatment, which began in late March.  He was welcomed by his Cuban couterpart Raul Castro.»

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez left for his country from Havana on the night of April 25. On Wednesday night, President Chavez informed about his return to the country, after concluding in this capital another stage of his medical treatment against cancer.»