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01/22/13 - Miami Herald - Venezuela FM: I 'joked and laughed" with Chavez

HAVANA -- Venezuela's top diplomat said he joked and laughed with
President Hugo Chavez after meeting him on Monday in Cuba, where the
ailing leader is recovering from a fourth cancer surgery.

Foreign Minister Elias Jaua wrote on his official Twitter account that
Chavez made decisions about Venezuela's participation in this weekend's
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States summit in Chile and was
"very happy because the Bolivarian dream continues advancing."

"I transmit all his blessings and love for you, his beloved Venezuelan
people," Jaua wrote. "Viva Chavez!"

Jaua, however, did not provide any specific details on Chavez's illness or
say how long their meeting lasted.

Venezuela's socialist president has not been seen or heard from in public
since his operation in Cuba on Dec. 11, and was unable to make his
scheduled inauguration for a new term earlier this month.

On Sunday, Vice President Nicolas Maduro said in a televised interview
that Chavez is finishing with a "post-operative" phase of his treatment
and next is to enter a "new phase of treatment," which he said would be
announced.

"He's climbing the hill. He is becoming stabilized in all his values,"
Maduro said, without giving details.

Officials have not given specific details about the nature of his cancer.

The opposition has demanded more information about Chavez's condition.


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