Portugal and Venezuela Strike Deals on Housing and Computers
The Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, signed of a deal to provide social housing and personal computers to the South American country. He ordered 1 million low-cost laptops from Portugal. They are also going to build 50,000 pre-fabricated homes.
A Portuguese company will make the computers to be delivered to Venezuelan students from December this year.
“We are building a solid relationship” with Portugal, Chavez said.
“It’s a lot more than exporting computers,” Prime Minister Jose Socrates said. “It’s about cooperating with Venezuela to set up a programme similar to what we have in Portugal. The aim is to improve education.”
The two countries also agreed to cooperate on energy, notably on gas and electricity. Petroleos de Venezuela and Portuguese energy group EdP also will proceed with plans to develop a liquefied natural gas plant in Venezuela.
Venezuela recently sent Portugal a tanker carrying 1 million barrels of oil as part of an energy deal.
laptops ready to be transferred to Venezuela
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