Chavez Encouraged Lukashenko Before the Election: Go in and Win, Alexander!

24.09.2010 10:06
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez expressed support for his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko before the presidential election in Belarus on a live national television. According to the Venezuelan leader, it's necessary for the people of Belarus and Venezuela to re-elected the current head of the Belarusian State.

«I have just read, Alexander, that you are going to the polls anew. Go in and win, Alexander! Once and for all,» Chavez exclaimed, referring to the president of Belarus, AFP reports.

«Come on, man, be strong, keep them (the opposition), away from power, as well as here in Venezuela», ITAR-TASS quotes the president of Venezuela.

As the Venezuelan leader explained, Alexander Lukashenko’s re-election is necessary because «we must preserve the independence and unity between us.»

«Belarus is what has remained of the glorious Soviet Union,» Hugo Chavez summed up.

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