Argentine president Nestor Kirchner expressed his willingness to serve as a liaison between Hugo Chavez and the Venezuelan Jewish community. Jews in Venezuela are apprehensive based on supposed anti-Semitism remarks made by Chavez as well as his close relations with Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Kirchner is currently on a diplomatic visit to Venezuela where he pledged to strengthen political and economic ties with the Chavez administration.
Links- jts.org, Venezuelan Newsletter, The Latin Americanist, Guardian UK
Image- BBC News (The presidents of Argentina and Venezuela strengthen the bonds between their countries)
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