Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Energy Summit

Chavez, Lula clash over ethanol at energy summit (Reuters)

(L-R) Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, Argentina's President Nestor Kirchner, Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Paraguay's President Nicanor Duarte and Bolivia's President Evo Morales gather after a private meeting at the Energy Summit in Isla Margarita April 16, 2007. South American leaders gathered on Monday to discuss energy integration projects at a summit hosted by Hugo Chavez in Isla Margarita. (Miraflores Palace/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - South America's political heavyweights clashed over ethanol, exposing a rift on Monday at the start of an energy summit that host Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hoped would cement anti-U.S. unity.


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