| During a rally of the Venezuelan United Socialist Party in Caracas on Sunday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez assured that the country is interested in cooperating with Russia in the development of nuclear energy with peace purposes. |
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that Russia will help Venezuela develop nuclear energy — a move likely to raise U.S. concerns over increasingly close cooperation between Caracas and Moscow.
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Putin offered Chavez assistance in developing nuclear energy during a meeting in the Russian city of Novo-Ogaryovo last week. The prime minister did not specify what kind of cooperation he could offer Venezuela, but Russia is aggressively promoting itself as a builder of nuclear power plants in developing nations.
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