Pedestrians walk past a mural of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Venezuela's congress has voted to postpone the inauguration of President Hugo Chavez, which was scheduled for Thursday, to let him recover from cancer surgery in Cuba. Critics say that violates the country's constitution. On Wednesday, Venezuela's Supreme Court backed the congress ruling Chavez's inauguration can be postponed. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Pedestrians walk past a mural of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Venezuela's congress has voted to postpone the inauguration of President Hugo Chavez, which was scheduled for Thursday, to let him recover from cancer surgery in Cuba. Critics say that violates the country's constitution. On Wednesday, Venezuela's Supreme Court backed the congress ruling Chavez's inauguration can be postponed. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Venezuela's Supreme Court President Luisa Estella Morales gives a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Morales said the upcoming inauguration of President Hugo Chavez can legally be postponed. Morales made the statement amid a heated debate between the government and opposition over whether the constitution requires the ailing leader to be sworn in for a new term on Thursday. The congress has voted to delay the ceremony. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez gather around a TV to watch Venezuela's Supreme Court President Luisa Estella Morales give a news conference, as they sit in Plaza Bolivar, a popular gathering place for Chavez supporters in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Morales said that the upcoming inauguration of ailing Chavez can legally be postponed, amid a heated debate between the government and opposition over whether the constitution requires the cancer-stricken leader to be sworn in for a new term on Thursday. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Venezuela's opposition leader Henrique Capriles recites a passage from the national constitution during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. Capriles said that the Supreme Court should rule in a dispute between the opposition and President Hugo Chavez's government over whether the ailing leader's inauguration can legally be postponed. Capriles said the constitution is clear that the current presidential term ends on Jan. 10. Chavez remains in Havana after undergoing his fourth cancer surgery on Dec. 11 and hasn't spoken publicly in a month. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ? Venezuela's foreign minister is hosting a meeting with leaders from 19 Latin American and Caribbean nations.
Nicolas Maduro plans to discuss issues related to Petrocaribe, a pact that has boosted the South American nation's influence in the region.
Venezuela created Petrocaribe in 2005 to sell fuel to member countries at preferential terms and help finance oil infrastructure projects.
Visiting leaders and foreign ministers are expected to attend an event Thursday to show their support for President Hugo Chavez.
Chavez is currently in Cuba recovering from cancer-related surgery.
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