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Chavez Meets with Syria's Assad in Venezuela
(AP) Christopher Toothaker - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez met with Syrian President Bashar Assad on Saturday in Caracas and called on Latin America and the Arab world to fight what he called America's imperialist and capitalist interests abroad. Chavez told Assad it was an honor to host the Syrian leader on his first visit to Latin America. "Arab civilization and our civilization, the Latin American one, are being summoned in this new century to play the fundamental role of liberating the world, saving the world from the imperialism and capitalist hegemony that threaten the human species," Chavez said. "Syria and Venezuela are at the vanguard of this struggle." Following his meeting with Chavez, Assad is slated to travel to Cuba, Brazil and Argentina.