 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday his government is united with Syria in strong opposition to the U.S. government's "imperialistic" aggression in the Middle East. "We are here in Damascus to call for peace," Chavez told Venezuela's state television by phone shortly after arriving in Syria late Tuesday. "These two countries are strongly united against the imperialistic aggression and hegemonic pretensions of the U.S. empire." Syrian President Bashar Assad greeted Chavez at the airport and thanked him for his support for Middle Eastern nations. "We appreciate your sincere feelings toward the peoples who have their rights and are under occupation, as well as your sincere humanitarian and moral sentiments," Assad was quoted as saying through an interpreter. Chavez has built close ties with Iran, Syria and other countries of the Mideast while his relations have grown tense with the U.S. and Israel. ...
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