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Last update - 06:07 17/05/2008 Chavez apologizes to Merkel after labeling her 'descendant of Hitler' By Reuters Tags: Hugo Chavez, Angela Merkel  Days after calling German Chancellor Angela Merkel a political descendant of Adolf Hitler, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez shook hands with her on Friday and apologized. "I haven't come here to fight. I was pleased to shake hands with the German chancellor," Chavez was quoted as saying at a summit of European and Latin American leaders in the Peruvian capital, Lima. "I told her that I was sorry if I'd been harsh," he said, according to Peru's state news agency Andina. Advertisement Photographs showed the two smiling as they shook hands while heads of state mingled at the gathering dedicated to tackling poverty and climate change. Merkel, a conservative, had sought to play down the spat before her arrival in Lima, saying she would greet all delegates courteously. Earlier this week, Chavez made his Hitler comments after Merkel implied the leftist leader had harmed relations between Europe and Latin America. Chavez routinely insults conservative leaders, especially U.S. President George W. Bush, calling him the devil. During a summit in Chile late last year, Spain's king told the socialist leader to "shut up." Related articles: Chavez: Colombia has become the Israel of Latin America Merkel to Knesset: Germany will always stand by Israel News / Israel, Germany upgrade ties as Merkel visits Bookmark to del.icio.us   Animated massacre Animated Israeli film at Cannes explores Sabra and Shatila massacre. Kowtowing to funders When papers are sponsored, can their reporting be truly independent?   1.   Chavez is not that far off. 04:37  |  hollingsworth 17/05/08   2.   Once again, a typo 05:40  |  Ora 17/05/08   3.   Chavez`s Problem 09:22  |  Yosemite 17/05/08   4.   Chavez is a Marxist- Groucho ,Chico,Harpo, Zeppo& HUGO 12:20  |  Alan SA 17/05/08   5.   Chavez is a lunatic just like his buddy in Tehran 12:34  |  Nechama 17/05/08   6.   Venezuela Increases Proven Oil Reserves by 30% (May 9 2008) 12:52  |  Aounist 17/05/08   7.   I wasn`t thinking and said crazy thing and I`m sorry! 14:07  |  Chavez 17/05/08   8.   #6 - the US has HUGE oil reserves and Brazil announced more! 15:51  |  redmike 17/05/08   9.   Like Chavez, Hollingsworth makes it easy to disagree with him 17:23  |  Palestinian in chain 17/05/08   10.   To #8 redmike: So you sold you car, and bought instead a tank? 17:23  |  Aounist 17/05/08   11.   Chavez. 19:25  |  David Nigel Braham 17/05/08

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