{news} USGP-INT: Green MEP Welcomes President Of Venezuela

[Justine McCabe]

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>From The Office Of Jean Lambert, London's Green MEP

15th May 2006
GREEN MEP WELCOMES PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA TO LONDON

Euro MP Jean Lambert welcomed the President Of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez,
 to London yesterday when hundreds of people crammed into the Camden
 Centre to be part of an official gathering.

 London’s Green MEP, Jean Lambert shared the platform with Hugo Chavez
 and a mixture of leading figures from the left. Whilst the President
 continues his visit today with appointments in City Hall, Jean reflected
 on yesterday’s event and said; “President Chavez deserves recognition of
 the changes and achievements he has made in Venezuela over the last few
 years. The country is now benefiting from real improvements in public
 services and the opportunities that we take for granted here in the UK.

“The fact that people in Venezuela are now gaining access to a fully
 functioning health service and the opportunity of an education proves
 that Chavez is bringing about reform and closing the gap between rich

 “Yesterday’s meeting demonstrated that the President has an enormous
 amount of support in his challenge to develop a fair trade system that
 aims to counter poverty rather than the free trade system being pushed
 by the WTO. I applaud his moves to an equitable society and hope in time
it will be less divided.”

Jean was joined on the platform by, amongst others, Tariq Ali, Colin
Burgess MP and Paul Mackey.

 ENDS

 For more information please contact:
 Morwenna Holland, Media Officer
 tel: 020 7407 6280 or 07813149812
email: media at jeanlambertmep.org.uk
 www.jeanlambertmep.org.uk

Notes to editors:
 Jean Lambert: In October 2005 Jean was named MEP 2005 for Justice and
 Human Rights. Jean was first elected Green Party Member of the European
 Parliament for London in the 1999 European elections. She was re-elected
 in 2004. She is one of nine MEPs representing London and one of two UK
 Green representatives in the European Parliament.

-- 
 Morwenna Holland
Media and Public Relations Officer
 Office of Jean Lambert MEP - London's Green MEP
Suite 58, The Hop Exchange
24 Southwark Street
London, SE1 1TY

Tel: 00 44 (0)20 7407 6280
 Fax: 00 44 (0)20 7234 0183

Email: media at jeanlambertmep.org.uk
Web: www.jeanlambertmep.org.uk