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| Livingstone plans Venezuela trip | Livingstone plans Venezuela trip |
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| Ken Livingstone is to visit Venezuela next month to offer support to President Hugo Chavez as he seeks re-election in his country. | Ken Livingstone is to visit Venezuela next month to offer support to President Hugo Chavez as he seeks re-election in his country. |
| Mr Chavez recently visited London to discuss selling oil to fuel buses. | Mr Chavez recently visited London to discuss selling oil to fuel buses. |
| Mr Livingstone announced the planned visit to central America during a conference on Venezuela at City Hall. | Mr Livingstone announced the planned visit to central America during a conference on Venezuela at City Hall. |
| He said offering support to Chavez would "get up the nose" of George Bush, but there were many reasons to back the Venezuelan president. | He said offering support to Chavez would "get up the nose" of George Bush, but there were many reasons to back the Venezuelan president. |
| Speaking at the conference Mr Livingstone said: "We're not just supporting the Venezuelan regime because it's nicer to its people than its predecessor or because it gets up the nose of George Bush - though that would be reason enough. | Speaking at the conference Mr Livingstone said: "We're not just supporting the Venezuelan regime because it's nicer to its people than its predecessor or because it gets up the nose of George Bush - though that would be reason enough. |
| "We work with the government in Caracas as we work with other emerging progressive governments - to create a new world order that can sustain life on this planet." | "We work with the government in Caracas as we work with other emerging progressive governments - to create a new world order that can sustain life on this planet." |