Ecuador's Correa: The revolutionary process in our America must continue

After asserting that Hugo Chávez's absence from the Venezuelan Government would be a "severe blow to Latin America," Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said, "no one should be indispensable"

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Wednesday January 09, 2013 03:38 PM

President of Ecuador Rafael Correa said Wednesday that the absence of Hugo Chávez as President of Venezuela would be a "blow" for the region, but he argued that the political process Chávez leads in Latin America should continue.

Correa said that if Chávez "cannot act," it would be a "severe blow to Latin America," according to a statement released by the Ecuadorian Government's electronic newspaper, reported AFP.

However, he said, "We are all necessary, but nobody should be indispensable, and the revolutionary process in our America should continue."

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