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Bushknew Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-21-09 10:38 PM
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Venezuela gives the US an island owned by Citgo
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Edited on Tue Apr-21-09 10:39 PM by Bushknew
Source: El Universal

President Hugo Chávez announced in the Fifth Summit of the Americas that Venezuela has given an island owned by Citgo, a US-based subsidiary of Venezuelan state-run Petróleos de Venezuela (Pdvsa), to the US. The island is located in New Jersey, in front of the city of Philadelphia.

Petty's Island has approximately 392 acres and is in the Delaware River, off the coast of Camden City, (the poorest city in the US).

Chávez stressed that this move is to strengthen ties with the United States.


Read more: http://english.eluniversal.com/2009/04/21/en_eco_esp_venezuela-gives-the_21A2299365.shtml



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