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CARACAS, Tuesday July 29, 2008 | Update
Next Paraguayan Foreign Minister sees strong ties to Venezuela
The government of Paraguay's President-elect, Fernando Lugo,
will maintain close ties with Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez,
with whom he feels politically identified, said the nominee
for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Alejandro Hamed.
The assertion of Hamed, whose nomination was reportedly objected
by Washington due to his diplomatic career in the Middle East,
sheds some light on the foreign policy of the next Paraguayan
President, since he aims to favor ties with leftist governments
in the region such as the Venezuelan, Bolivian and Ecuadorian
administrations.
Lugo will take office on August 15, amid great expectations,
after he ended the 63-year reign of Colorado Party, the world's
longest ruling party.
The former Roman Catholic bishop surprised local analysts
with the nomination of Hamed, a historian expert in Middle
East affairs. Hamed was the Paraguayan ambassador to Lebanon.
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Domestic inflation stands at 1.7 percent
01:11 PM.
Economy.
Domestic inflation rate in Venezuela was 1.7 percent in January, at the same rate as in December 2009, despite currency devaluation at the start of the year decreed by President Hugo Chávez, a senior government source told Reuters on Tuesday.
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