Fidel Castro urges Lat Am to tag Venezuela

by rahul | November 26, 2008 at 08:09 pm

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Speaking from Havana, Fidel Castro urged other Latin American countries to follow the Venezuelan lead - under Hugo Chavez- in order to prosper. Castro "praised Venezuela for having 'absolute transparency' in dealing with its resources that multinational foreign companies used to exploit." Such comments would certainly anger right wing advocates as the current financial crisis has offered very little to Latin America but old fashioned IMF recipes and already tested policies.

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has called on Latin American countries to follow Venezuela's lead in order to enjoy prosperity and growth. In an article published Tuesday, Cuba's revolution leader praised Venezuela for having 'absolute transparency' in dealing with its resources that multinational foreign companies used to exploit, Prensa Latina reported. Castro wrote: "The people are the masters of their destiny and they march on to attain the highest levels of education, culture, health and full employment. It is an example to be pursued by other sister nations in this hemisphere and it does not give up: it does not wish to lag behind a plundering empire." His remarks come two days after Venezuelans voted in local elections to elect new governors and mayors where President Chavez's United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) won 17 states out of 22, a sweeping 95.67% of votes counted nationally. ARQN/RA Original source at Presstv