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We all carry inside Africa. It is the South, our South. Just a canal separates us from the Atlantic Ocean, so we must join hands to weave a union between the two sides, he said in these days Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

In total, some 30 heads of state from both regions will talk for two days in this resort island in the South American country and other countries will be represented by their foreign ministers or other senior officials .

On the agenda of the meeting highlighted major issues such as health, energy, science and technology, tourism and agriculture, global issues where cooperation between countries of the South can counter the current global crisis.

The success of this summit is not measured only by the final statement, but by concrete action plans that can be measurable in 2011 in the forthcoming summit between the two regions , told AFP Reinaldo Bolivar, Venezuelan vice minister for Africa.

According to organizers, expect precise agreement on energy, transport, education, trade, health, technologyand tourism among others . The issue of international drug trafficking, which displays routes between the two regions will also bring up in the plenary.

There can be a traditional summit, with speeches that are addressed in isolation, should have a positive impact on society, said Chavez.

initially planned for late 2008, this second summit follows the ASA held in Abuja (Nigeria) in 2006.

For the Chavez government, this international meeting reflects the success of his advocacy of a multipolar world and, as their representatives, the election of Venezuela as the site is the result of the ties that the president has sought to create with many countries on the African continent for years.

We want that as a result of that summit, Caracas has become center of arrival and activities with other countries in Africa. We do a bridge of love, cooperation and rapprochement in the cultural, political and economic, the president said recently.

Among the African leaders whose attendance is confirmed are Libya's Muammar Gaddafi, The Jacob Zuma, the Congolese Joseph Kabila and Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, among others.

From the South American side is expected to have the presence of Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, Argentina's Cristina Kirchner , Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Chilean President Michele Bachelet, among others.

If an event announcing the multipolarity is to rescue and safeguard our identity, our history and our world: the world of the poor. This is the central purpose of the forthcoming Africa-South America, said Chavez.

Delegations from these 60 countries already in Margarita where last the outcome of the meeting and where a meeting of foreign ministers will precede the presidential summit on 26 and 27.

Meetings will be held at a luxury hotel in Porlamar, city important part of this island, including important safety measures, primarily conducted by the army and the Venezuelan presidential military guard.