British Government Foreign Office Minister Praises Venezuela’s Anti-Poverty Measures

[British Government Foreign Office Minister Gillian Merron and over 40 Parliamentarians attended a House of Commons reception on 13 May to mark a decade of social progress in Venezuela under the Hugo Chávez-led government. At the reception, Gillian Merron praised Venezuela’s anti-poverty measures.]

British Government Foreign Office Minister Praises Venezuela’s Anti-Poverty Measures

May 14th 2009, by VICUK

British Government Foreign Office Minister Gillian Merron and over 40 Parliamentarians attended a House of Commons reception on 13 May to mark a decade of social progress in Venezuela under the Hugo Chávez-led government. They were joined by more than 100 personalities from the media, trade unions and the wider Labour Party.

At the reception, Gillian Merron MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign & Commonwealth Office said:

“We all welcome policies that help the most vulnerable and the poorest people in our communities -- wherever those communities might be. That is why we very much welcome the efforts of President Chavez, democratically backed by the people, to help the most needy in Venezuelan society. Those efforts undoubtedly have our support.”

She explained that the British governments engages “with Venezuela on many social justice initiatives” and called for more “communication and co-operation” so that both countries “work closer and better together for the benefit of both of our peoples.”

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