Congress chair: Islamic world backs Venezuela

Apr 20
Pro-government deputy Nicolás Maduro, president of the National Assembly, Wednesday ensured that in the event that the United States launched a military attack against Venezuela, Hugo Chávez' Government would have full support from Islamic countries.

"If the United States touched Venezuela, the whole Middle East will be set in fire. They will be left without oil from both Latin America and the Middle East."

Maduro recently returned from a visit to Iran. The Iranian Parliament invited Maduro to attend the Third Conference on Solidarity with the Palestine People. During his activity, Maduro said proudly, the leaders of the Muslim world expressed their solidarity with President Chávez, particularly from the presidents of the parliaments of more than 16 Middle East countries attending the event, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Algeria and Lebanon.