Venezuelan President-elect Hugo Ch?vez announced to reporters that he will visit the DR briefly Thursday, January 28th, just days before he takes the oath of office. Ch?vez has said his November election that he envisions a central position for the DR in Venezuela’s foreign policy under his administration, and that he would visit the DR some time in January. The controversial President-elect will stop in Santo Domingo on his way back from a visit to the U.S. to see President Clinton, visit with American businessmen and possibly talk with officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Ch?vez is due to be inaugurated in Caracas on February 2nd. DR President Leonel Fern?ndez has committed to attending the inauguration.
