Chavez heads commercial mission to state of Paraná

20/04/2006 - 10h02

Lúcia Nórcio
Reporter - Agência Brasil

Curitiba - The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, arrived in Curitiba, capital of the state of Paraná, on Thursday (April 20) at the head of a commercial mission returning the visit to Venezuela made by governor Roberto Requião in November.

Chavez spent the day in Curitiba and participated in the the II Regional Meeting for Integration Paraná-Venezuela. A total of US$112 million in investment agreements were announced at the close of the meeting.

Translation: Allen Bennett