Chavez went on to say that the headquarters of the UN should be moved, mainly because of the illegal action the U.S. government has engaged in, particularly with its war against Iraq. He pointed out that the U.S. invaded Iraq on the pretense of the existence of Weapons of Mass Destruction, but that these were not found there.

"You should know that the workers of Venezuela and the people as a whole are participating in a process of change, we have been deeply affected by capitalism which is the cause of all the evils inflicted on our peoples, and now we are on the way towards socialism. US imperialism with Bush and the State Department will not be able to impose their will on us."

Yesterday, during his weekly television program Aló Presidente, Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez announced the second stage of the Mission Mercal with the approval of an addition $295 million.

President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela is pushing full speed ahead with land reform, an issue that has been one of the most divisive and perennially debated topics in Latin America.