Chávez arrives in Libya as part of a tour of five countries

The Venezuela President will attend the celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of the triumph of the revolution in Libya, led by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi

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Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez Frías arrived on Monday to Libya at the beginning of an intensive international tour to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe aimed at strengthening the cooperative alliances in the economic, scientific, political and energy fields.

President Chávez, along with his delegation headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nicolás Maduro, arrived in the Mitiga International Airport, Tripoli, where he was received by an official delegation of the African nation.

The Venezuelan president was invited to the African Union Congress, where he gave a speech on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the organization and reiterated the importance of the upcoming summit of the African and South American countries (ASA), to be held late in September in Caracas, the Venezuela's capital.

The Venezuela President will attend the celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of the triumph of the revolution in Libya, led by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, state-news agency ABN reported.

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