Chavez ‘joking, giving orders’ says minister

Worldwide, Daily news | | January 22, 2013 16:41

Venezuela’s top diplomat said that President Hugo Chavez was joking and giving orders, after disappearing from the public eye six weeks ago for cancer surgery in Cuba.

Chavez designated Vice President Nicolas Maduro as his deputy before flying to Cuba for a fourth round of cancer surgery on December 11. He has not been heard from since.
Opposition members have demanded Chavez speak to the Venezuelan people in state media if he is able, but he has not.
“He made decisions on our participation in the CELAC Summit. So happy we are moving forward,” added Jaua, referring to an upcoming summit of Latin American and Caribbean States this week in the Chilean capital Santiago.
“I passed along all of your blessings and love. Viva Chavez!”
The Venezuelan government has been releasing only minimal information on the condition of Chavez, a 58-year-old former paratrooper who first came to power in the oil-rich country in 1999 and won another six-year term in October.
The charismatic and bombastic figurehead of the region’s anti-American left could not attend his scheduled inauguration on January 10 because of his poor health, and his swearing-in ceremony has been postponed indefinitely.
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