VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT SAYS RUSSIA WAS RIGHTS TO RECOGNIZE SOUTH OSSETIA AND ABKHAZIA
VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT SAYS RUSSIA WAS RIGHTS TO RECOGNIZE SOUTH OSSETIA AND ABKHAZIA
Russia was right in recognizing the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday night in his televised speech, APA quotes the international news agencies.
Chavez said he fully supported Russia’s position and that Venezuela "would do the same if someone dared to attack it." Chavez has criticized Georgian leadership over the conflict and has spoken in offensive language about President Mikhail Saakashvili.