Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez (L), holds a meeting with

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez (L), holds a meeting with the Energy minister of Algeria, Chakib Khelil, before the signing of agreements at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, on October 25th, 2007. Khelil arrived in the South American country to co-preside with his Venezuelan counterpart Andres Ramirez, at the 2nd session of the Algerian-Venezuelan joint committee for cooperation.
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