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Chavez Supporters: Enemies Using International Press to Spread Rumors
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| Former Cuban President Fidel Castro, left, and his brother Raul, right, visited Chavez in hospital on June 17 [EPA] |
Venezuela's vice-president has rejected suggestions that President Hugo Chavez is gravely ill, two weeks after he underwent emergency surgery in Cuba.
Elias Jaua said on Saturday that Chavez was "recuperating to continue the battle" and would soon be ready to counter his political opponents and media speculation.
"The national and international press are rubbing their hands and rejoicing about the state of the president's health", Jaua said.
"They [the opposition] know they cannot win the elections against our commander, Hugo Chavez, so they are always waiting for a situation like this to try to overtake us".
Chavez has been in Cuba since June 8, when he arrived there on the final leg of a trip that also included Brazil and Ecuador. He was rushed into emergency surgery after suffering sharp pain diagnosed as a pelvic abscess that required immediate surgery. MORE
