Weekly Report - 21 October 2010 (WR-10-42)

Any foreign tour that takes in Moscow, Minsk, Teheran, Damascus and Tripoli is bound to cause a stir. Throw in discussions over nuclear technology transfer and headlines in the international media are assured. President Hugo Chávez revels in ruffling feathers in the West, particularly in Washington, but while he successfully took the spotlight, the Venezuelan state media was virtually alone in reporting on a much-needed boost for his government in the social sphere: the UN Food and Agriculture (FAO) praised Venezuela for setting an example in the region for sharply reducing the number of people suffering from hunger.