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Venezuelan leaders have meeting with Cuba's Raul Castro | Venezuelan leaders have meeting with Cuba's Raul Castro |
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Venezuela's most senior political leaders are in Cuba to visit President Hugo Chavez, who is still in a serious condition after his latest cancer operation in Havana on 11 December. | Venezuela's most senior political leaders are in Cuba to visit President Hugo Chavez, who is still in a serious condition after his latest cancer operation in Havana on 11 December. |
Vice-President Nicolas Maduro and the speaker of the National Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, had a meeting in Havana with Cuban leader Raul Castro. | Vice-President Nicolas Maduro and the speaker of the National Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, had a meeting in Havana with Cuban leader Raul Castro. |
No details of the meeting have been released. | No details of the meeting have been released. |
Mr Chavez missed his inauguration for a new term on Thursday. | Mr Chavez missed his inauguration for a new term on Thursday. |
But the Supreme Court ruled that he could be sworn in for another term as president when he recovered and returned to Caracas. | |
Supporters gathered in rallies and in churches on Sunday to show support for Mr Chavez and pray for his recovery. | |
In Cuba, a mass for the Venezuelan president was held at a Catholic Church in Havana on Saturday. | |
'Lack of information' | |
Although Venezuelan leaders met the Cuban leader on Saturday, details only emerged on Sunday. The Venezuelan delegation also included Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez and Attorney-General Cilia Flores. | |
Opposition figures in Venezuela have accused the Cuban government of controlling the political situation during President Chavez's convalescence. | |
Opposition leader Henrique Capriles, who was defeated by Mr Chavez in the 7 October presidential election, also rejected the Supreme Court ruling. | |
The Supreme Court has interpreted the constitution "according to the convenience of the central power," Mr Capriles said in his weekly column. | |
"It looks like no-one is willing to take responsibility and decide on what needs to be done. They have simply decided to obey." | |
Mr Capriles demanded greater clarity from the country's leaders: "If the country is united by anything these days, it is by the uncertainty and lack of information." | |
Mr Chavez, 58, has been in power since 1999. He has been re-elected for a new six-year term. |
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