Venezuela executes 11 energy security agreements

14-08-07

At the end of a working day, 9 out of the 14 PetroCaribe member nations entered into a Energy Security Agreement (TSE) submitted by the Venezuelan delegation.
In this way, 11 countries have joined the new proposal, following Uruguay and Argentina during the South American tour of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

President Chavez, the host of the Third PetroCaribe Summit, was pleased about the outcome. During the meeting of the heads of state and government, a political declaration and the formal inclusion of Haiti and Nicaragua in the initiative were initialled also.
"I want to see at 12:00 p.m. the flags of Haiti and Nicaragua over there, in that map," President Chavez joked with Minister of Energy and Petroleum Rafael Ramirez.

The event logistics was not a simple one. The summit, initially scheduled for June, had to be postponed and was convened with short notice for August.
At the last minute, at the request of the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the venue had to be moved from Melia Caracas Hotel to Simon Bolivar Hall at the headquarters of state-run oil holding Petroleos de Venezuela (PdVSA) in La Campina, eastern Caracas. On that very place, both the dinner at the final meeting and bilateral meetings were held.

After reviewing the progress made for two years following the organization of PetroCaribe, President Chavez stressed the need to speed up bilateral talks. In this regard, he suggested holding summits every six months, starting next December in Nicaragua.
Both Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega and the rest of the rulers agreed to the recommendation.
 

Source: www.eluniversal.com