The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, defended the dictatorships of Latin America.
The Vladimir Putin government official, who is on a visit to different countries in the region, said in Caracas: “Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua are among the countries in the Latin American region that choose their own pathproudly carry the memory of their history, and They don’t want to depend on anyone again.”.
These statements were made in the framework of a meeting with the chancellor of the Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, Yvan Gil. “We agreed on practical measures to expand the trade and investment cooperationas well as intensify contacts between business circles,” he said.
He added: “We plan to carry out numerous projects in oil production, the development of gas fields, agriculture, medicine and the pharmaceutical industry, communications, space and new technologies”.
Lavrov also stated: “Venezuela is one of Russia’s most reliable partners. Our states are linked by a close strategic association, based on the conceptual proximity of approaches on the main issues of the global agenda, mutually beneficial projects, strong ties of friendship and mutual sympathy between peoples.
Putin’s foreign minister also met with Maduro in the presidential palace of Miraflores -seat of the Executive-, in a meeting that ended without declarations to the media, despite the fact that they had been summoned for the activity.
Nevertheless, Maduro had announced the day before that they would address bilateral cooperation and Russia’s presence in Latin America and the Caribbean.information that was not confirmed this Tuesday by the protagonists.
the state channel Venezuelan Television (VTV) reported that both officials met to address the “cooperation map, relevant issues on the international agenda, the challenges of current geopolitics and ongoing projects“, Besides of “impact of Russia’s presence” in Latin America and the Caribbean as “great ally” region of.
After the meeting, Maduro fired Lavrov, who plans to visit Cuba and Nicaragua -countries that maintain intense economic and political relations with Russia- as part of his Latin American tour, which began in Brazil.
During his visit in Caracas, the Russian foreign minister also met with the executive vice president of the Chavista regime, delcy rodriguez. Both administrations maintainintense economic and political relations” which are reflected in the agreements signed, the most recent, in December, in the areas of health, energy and maritime transport, among others, according to VTV.
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