Hands Off Venezuela welcomes President Chávez in London

London, 14 May (ABN)

More than 200 supporters of the Hands Off Venezuela Campaign in London, England, welcomed the Venezuelan President, Hugo Chávez Frías, on his visit to the United Kingdom this Saturday, May 14.

Esperanza Espigares, one of the members of the organisation in London and member of the Reception Committee for the Latin American Head of State, expressed the words of welcome.

Espigares explained that the organisation worked to prepare this rally in order to show their support for the Venezuelan Head of State as well as for the Bolivarian process which he is leading.

The Hands Off Venezuela campaign, which has representatives in more than 20 countries around the world, is working to explain the truth about Venezuela and to build positive support for the changes that are taking place in Venezuela.

Espigares also dealt with the attitude of the British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who, in her opinion, “has no right to tell Venezuela what President Chávez should do”.

In any case, she said, Blair should take note of the positive social policies that are being introduced by the President, such as Barrio Adentro, Robinson, and others.

As a member of the Reception Committee for the Venezuelan President, she was confident that people in the trade unions firmly support the President.

To prove this point, she explained that the Hands Off Venezuela Campaign was responsible for resolutions passed at many trade union conferences, which pledged support for the revolutionary process in Venezuela.

She specified that the campaign being waged by Hands Off Venezuela has succeeded in linking the trade unions in Britain with the confederation of trade unions in Venezuela (UNT), which in her opinion is proof of the great strides forward that “we are taking”.

Translated from Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias

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Click here to see more pictures of Chavez' visit. A full report about Chavez' visit to London will be available tomorrow. 

Note from Hands Off Venezuela: We would like to take this opportunity to express our thanks and appreciation to the London Bolivarian Circles and to Venezuela Solidarity Campaign www.venezuelasolidarity.org.uk