Chavez confirms cancer is backMarch 5, 2012 - 10:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez admitted publicly for the first time that his cancer had returned and said he faces a new round of radiotherapy treatment after having a second malignant tumor removed in Cuba, AFP reported. "The tumor was completely removed and what we assumed was confirmed: it's a recurrence of the cancer I was originally diagnosed with," Chavez, who is facing a tough reelection battle later this year, said on state television. The 57-year-old underwent surgery in Havana last week for what he had called a "lesion" - it was removed from the same area, around the pelvis, where a first tumor was extracted in June 2011. Chavez, who has been in Cuba for treatment since February 24, said Sunday, March 4, that the new tumor was about two centimeters in length - much smaller than the earlier one, which he described as being "about the size of a baseball." No date has been announced for his return to Venezuela. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |