CARACAS (Reuters) - A bloc of left-wing Latin American governments accusedWestern nations on Friday of planning to intervene in Syria as theydid in Libya and praised President Bashar al-Assad's governmentdespite widespread global condemnation. The driving force behind the bloc, known as the ALBA group, isVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a virulent critic of the UnitedStates who has been vocal in his support for Assad. "We are worried that the same process of interference that foreignpowers applied in Libya will be repeated," the eight-nation groupsaid in a statement released at U.N. negotiations over Syria inGeneva and also sent to media in Venezuela. Western-led air strikes last year helped bring an end to MuammarGaddafi's rule in Libya. But there has been no such international consensus for armedintervention in Syria despite 14 months of violence including lastweek's massacre of more than 100 civilians, many of them children.The government and rebels blamed each other. "We value the Syrian government's steps in attending to thelegitimate demands of those who have protested peacefully ... andthe program of reforms carried out, as well as its willingness toimplement the peace plan of (mediator) Kofi Annan," the ALBAstatement added in praise that contrasted with a chorus of disgustagainst Assad elsewhere round the world. The bloc was opposing a resolution at the U.N. Human Rights Councilin Geneva condemning Syria for the massacre in Houla. "The resolution reflects the desires to interfere in Syria'sinternal affairs, without contributing to dialogue nor to thesearch for peace," the statement said. Founded by Chavez and Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro in 2004,the ALBA bloc did, however, condemn the Houla massacre and call onall sides in the Syria conflict to cease violence. Critics of Chavez, who is seeking re-election in October despitebattling cancer, say his support of Syria - like his past backingfor Gaddafi - show his own dictatorial tendencies. OPEC member Venezuela has been sending diesel to Syria despiteWestern sanctions on the Assad government. "Once again, we see the name of our country next to the most abjectdictatorships in the world, and how our oil helps in the repressionof our Syrian brothers," Venezuela's opposition Democratic Unitycoalition said in a statement. Though Venezuela and Cuba are the loudest voices in ALBA, it alsoincludes Bolivia, Nicaragua, Ecuador and the Caribbean islands ofAntigua and Barbuda, Dominica, and St. Vincente and the Grenadines,with a combined population of 75 million people. (Editing by Eduardo Garcia and Vicki Allen ). The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as China LED Switching Power Supply , China RGB LED Power Supply, and more. For more , please visit Wall Mounting Adapter today!
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