AP Interview: Haiti leader says Venezuela aid key (AP)

CARACAS, Venezuela ? Haitian President Michel Martelly says aid and fuel shipments from Venezuela are having a big impact in his country as it attempts to recover from its 2010 earthquake.

President Hugo Chavez's government is now providing nearly all of Haiti's fuel under preferential terms, including long-term loans and direct shipping that cuts costs.

Martelly says power plants installed by Venezuela after the quake provide roughly one-fifth of Haiti's electricity. He also says Venezuelan financial aid is helping boost rice farming and support other government programs.

Martelly told The Associated Press in an interview on Saturday night that, in his words, the "cooperation with Venezuela is the most important in Haiti right now in terms of impact."

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111204/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_venezuela_haiti

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