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| Riyadh Eyes Venezuelan Model to Tackle Poverty |
| 2005-08-17 |
| The Kingdom has shown interest in seeking Venezuela's cooperation in formulating a strategy for poverty alleviation using the Latin American nation's experience in social welfare programs. Venezuela's Ambassador Ramon Herrera Navarro said his country was negotiating the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two the countries. It would lead to a wide-ranging cooperation agreement with the Kingdom in technical, financial, economic and cultural fields as well as in tourism promotion. "We are also trying to implement a cultural agreement that we have signed," the ambassador said, adding that the framework for cooperation in these areas was discussed by a high-level delegation to Venezuela earlier this year. Ambassador Navarro said that an agreement on a reciprocal promotion and protection of investments, another to avoid double taxation on the income tax and a third on cooperation between municipal organizations of the capital cities of both countries were under discussion. He also said a pilot project for setting up an institute for teaching Spanish language was under review. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 Islamic cooperation with Hugo. What an inspiration -- look for the Iranians to sell nuclear weapons and missiles to Hugo. One more reason the mullahs must die. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2005-08-17 21:33 |
| #10 I understand the Pakis will be helping with Intergovermental command and control. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-08-17 16:37 |
| #9 SF, for some reason I mis-read Caracas as carcass. OTOH, maybe I peered into the future. |
| Posted by: Sobiesky 2005-08-17 12:44 |
| #8 Naw, just establishing Caracas as the 42,877th holiest place in Islam. Certainly the countries will require an exchange of "advisers." |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-08-17 11:49 |
| #7 So I guess they will drop cost prohibitive Monoarchy Method and go straight to the, tried & tested Dictatorship solution. |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2005-08-17 11:43 |
| #6 Zim Bob, They're asking Mugabe about help with that. |
| Posted by: Ulereger Clavigum6227 2005-08-17 07:13 |
| #5 Don't forget farm reform. |
| Posted by: Zim Bob 2005-08-17 05:28 |
| #4 This is from The Onion, right? |
| Posted by: AzCat 2005-08-17 03:12 |
| #3 This is mind boggling. This is like asking Pete Davis to solve the worlds energy problems. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-08-17 03:10 |
| #2 This could be the straw that breaks both backs. |
| Posted by: RWV 2005-08-17 02:13 |
| #1 This should be interesting... |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-08-17 01:05 |