Chávez invites Honduran president to Clacs summit

The goal of the meeting is to coordinate and put in place the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Clacs), to which Honduras will apply for membership

EL UNIVERSAL

Tuesday September 27, 2011 02:58 PM

Honduras announced Monday that Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez invited his counterpart Porfirio Lobo Sosa to the next Clacs summit, to be held in Venezuela on December 2 and 3.

According to a statement released by the Honduran Foreign Ministry, the goal of the meeting is to coordinate and put in place the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Clacs), to which Honduras will apply for membership.

Clacs has been promoted by Chávez as an alternative to the Organization of American States (OAS). The United States and Canada will not be members of the new community, DPA reported.

Chávez had become the main driving force to isolate Honduras in June 2009 after then President Manuel Zelaya was overthrown. Zelaya had become a Venezuela's ally.

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