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Venezuelan, Iranian Presidents Meet, Criticize US
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Hugo Chavez and Mohammad Khatami took turns attacking the United
States Friday in Caracas, during a state visit by the Iranian leader





Mohammad Khatami, left shakes hands with Hugo Chavez Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez and Iranian President Mohammad Khatami took
turns attacking the United States Friday in Caracas during a state
visit by the Iranian leader.

In a speech to Venezuela's National Assembly, Mr. Chavez declared that
Iran has every right to develop atomic energy, and promised to oppose
any U.S. efforts to stop Iran. Washington accuses Iran of secretly
developing nuclear weapons.

In Mr. Khatami's speech to the lawmakers, he denounced terrorism while
condemning what he called "crimes of liberty," specifically citing the
U.S. Abu Ghraib prison scandal in Iraq and ongoing detentions at the
U.S. naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba.

On other issues, the presidents of two oil producing countries signed
a number of cooperation agreements relating to oil, taxes, commerce
and construction.

Some information for this report provided by AFP and Reuters.


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