Image provided by Venezuelan Presidency shows President Hugo Chavez (L) delivering a speech next to Defense Minister Carlos Mata Figueroa (R), during a conference at Tiuna Fort, in Caracas, capital of Venezuela, on Oct. 26, 2011. Chavez said that the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) is the guarantee for the "emerging South American independence project" and a shield in the region to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and its networks of "terrorists" and "destabilizing", according to local press reports. [Xinhua photo]