IIRC chavez stresses the "arab" roots of the "latin culture", and islma is supposedly making gains in South America, as the ultimate 'in your face' to the gringo/western world order, remplacing leftism. The alliances are shaping nicely.
Caracas, Venezuela, July 19, 2006—Venezuela is being granted observer member status in the Arab League, which is also expected to support Venezuela’s bid for a UN Security Council seat. These two announcements coincide with the second Arab-South American Summit, which is took place this week in Caracas.
Under the shadow of an escalating war in the Middle East, the second Arab-South American Summit got underway this week in Caracas. Building on the first ever meeting a year ago in Brazil, delegations from fifteen Arab countries and twelve South American nations are gathering for two days to assess the progress of political, economics, cultural, environmental, and technological agreements reached in 2005. In addition, leaders attending this weekÂ’s summit will undoubtedly focus attention on the host countryÂ’s admission into the Arab league, the UN Security Council bids of Venezuela and Egypt, and the current crisis engulfing the Middle East.
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