Presidents Chávez and Obama have second meeting in Trinidad and Tobago

President Hugo Chávez had a second meeting with his U.S. counterpart, Barack Obama, on Sunday during an exit session of heads of state at the Diplomatic Center in Trinidad and Tobago as part of the Fifth Summit of the Americas.

President Chávez: We are willing to go forward in better relations with the U.S. government

The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, said that as long as there is respect for the dignity, sovereignty and self-determination of the Venezuelan people, Venezuela is willing to move forward in having better relations with the new government in the United States.

President Chavez We are celebrating 199 years from the start of the revolution that continues today

The statements were made by the president Chavez, during his speech at the civic-military parade carried out in Caracas.

Venezuela Creates Air-defense Elite Unit

The man-portable, surface-to-air, shoulder-launched missiles, made in Russia, feature a range of 6 kilometers; they can be launched at 2,520 km/h and weigh 19 kilograms. Venezuela trains the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) in the operation of these weapons to guarantee the nation's security.

Environment Ministry Frees 16,000 Young Arrau and Terecay River Turtles

The Ministry of People's Power for the Environment (Minamb) freed the first turtles of 2009 and inaugurated the new facilities of the Wildlife Sanctuary and Zone for the Protection of the Arrau Turtle, located in Santa María del Orinoco, between the states of Apure and Bolivar, southern Venezuela.

Bolivarian Government begins recovery of 8,649 acres of land

The Government of Venezuela started this Monday the recovery of about 8,649 acres of lands in the Valley of Los Tacariguas, Aragua state (Venezuelas west), as part of the Operation Free Lands and People, informed the Minister of Peoples Power for Agriculture and Lands, Elias Jaua.

CITGO's Donation of Petty's Island Highlights Commitment to the United States

As recently announced by the president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, at the 5th Summit of the Americas, CITGO Petroleum Corporation, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela, S. A. (PDVSA), has officially transferred control of Petty's Island to the state of New Jersey for the creation of an ecological, cultural and historical preserve. This highlights the commitment of the Venezuelan people to environmental protection and stronger bonds of friendship between the peoples of Venezuela and the United States.