Hugo Chavez's aspirations<\/p>\n
The tour by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez through OPEC
\ncountries which finished last week has taken the president to
\nvisit the Iran of Mohammad Khatami, the Iraq of Saddam Hussein,
\nthe Libya of Moammar Gadhafi and the Algeria of Abdelaziz
\nBouteflika. Chavez also traveled to Indonesia, Suadi Arabia,
\nUnited Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Nigeria.<\/p>\n
The declared motive of the tour was to invite the heads of
\nstate of OPEC countries to a summit which will be held in
\nVenezuela in September. But the undeniable importance of the
\nfunction of this trip is to gauge the possibility of
\nstrengthening political relations between countries that have
\npolitical weight and are united in clear-cut opposition to
\nWashington.<\/p>\n
Can Chavez use his foreign policy to form a coherent alliance
\nbetween many countries that have very little in common, only
\nunited against what they hate? Can oil serve this cause? The fair
\nwinner of democratic elections, his popular internal triumph may
\nmake him think that he can assume the role of international
\nleader. It seems impossible, but one must assume that that is
\nChavez's dream.<\/p>\n
-- El Pais, Madrid<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/hugo-chavezs-aspirations-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }