Venezuela’s Chavez Held 5-Hour Meeting With Cabinet

Venezuela’s ailing President Hugo Chavez discussed economic policy and national security with his Cabinet for five hours yesterday at a military hospital in Caracas, Vice President Nicolas Maduro said.

Chavez and his team worked on measures to fight inflation and guarantee resources in bolivars and dollars for public spending, economic policy moves to be announced over the coming weeks, Maduro said last night on state television.