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Blanco accepts offer of help from Venezuela

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http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=45995

 

Venezuela sends cargo of 300,000 barrels of gasoline direct to Louisiana

 

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias has confirmed that a cargo of

300,000 barrels of gasoline is

on its way to the USA to help Southern States affected by Hurricane Katrina.

 

The President as confirmed that before traveling to New York to attend

the UN summit, Louisiana

State Governor Kathleen Blanco phoned the Venezuelan President

accepting his offer of help.

 

Chavez Frias broke the news on arrival in the USA and has reminded

reporters that the Venezuelan

government had offered 8 electrical plants and drinking water supplies

to help the homeless, aid

which has been rejected.

 

Making a distinction between the USA people and its government, Chavez

Frias has confirmed his

readiness to help the former and the oil cargo is a concrete sign of

his commitment.

 

During his visit to New York, which includes a talk at Columbia

University and a black congregation

in New York, the President has repeated his criticism of the Bush's

administration slow reaction to

Hurricane Katrina and the African American community in New Orleans.