Venezuelan and Brazilian Presidents set to meet at the end of April

www.vheadline.com Posted: Thursday, March 20, 2003 By: Robert Rudnicki

President Hugo Chavez Frias is set to hold meetings with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva sometime towards the end of April. The news comes following Executive Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel's visit to Brazil earlier this week.

The meeting is likely to take place in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, where the Brazilian President was born.

No firm date has yet been set for the talks, but the two leaders are likely to discuss a range of issues and in particular the work being done by the Friends of Venezuela group to end the ongoing political stalemate in Venezuela.

Following the meeting between Rangel and Lula da Silva, the Brazilian President sent a letter of friendship and solidarity with the negotiation process to his Venezuelan counterpart.