Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday welcomed his counterpart Mahmoud Abbas in the capital. Chavez has long championed the Palestinian cause and has hosted Abbas on previous occasions.
Before meeting Abbas at the presidential palace in Caracas, Chavez reiterated his support for a Palestinian state.
Chavez said the Palestinians "have gone 63 years enduring abuses, invasions, bombardments, aggressions and UN resolutions" against them.
"I invite the entire Venezuelan people to support the cause of the Palestinian people," he said.
Abbas, on a Latin American swing to drum up support for his bid that also took him to El Salvador and the Dominican Republic, later landed in Venezuela to meet with Chavez.
Abbas is due to meet with French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday in Paris to discuss the Palestinian bid for UN recognition. France is a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
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