Chavez: Syria, Venezuela to 'build new world' free of U.S. control

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that he and Syria would "build a new world" free of U.S. domination. "We have decided to be free. We want to cooperate to build a new world where states' and people's self-determination are respected," Chavez said after a 2 1/2-hour meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad at his presidential palace in Damascus. "Imperialism's concern is to control the world, but we will not let them despite the pressure and aggression," the Venezuelan leader said, speaking through an interpreter. Speaking at Damascus airport on his arrival late Tuesday, Chavez said both countries agreed to stand up to the United States. "We have the same political vision and we will resist together the American imperialist aggression," he said.