Venezuela and Russia ratified economic, industrial and military cooperation

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The President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, said Thursday that the visit to the Russian Federation served to ratify economic, industrial and military cooperation between the two countries.

Upon his return from Russia, he explained, "I have been arriving from Moscow, taking stock with the Government team of the total success of this official visit that I made at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin," he said.

He said, "We have agreed to have the best possible year in financial, economic and military cooperation and prepare for a successful 2020 and 2021 year." He explained that part of his team stayed in Russia coordinating details about the agreements.

From the Simón Bolívar International Airport, he said that it was also agreed to create a new cooperation map, which emphasizes the development and recovery of the Venezuelan economy, despite the economic, financial and commercial blockade imposed by the US.

"We talk about all the cooperations that are going to be developed in different fields, gold, aluminum, carbon, nickel, and we have agreed to advance in all the fields that need investment, production and economic development."

He described the visit as successful, “we were talking about all the new investments for Russian technology to carry out development projects in Venezuela, in different fields of mining, agribusiness and advancing in all the fields that Venezuela needs in support of cash from productive experience, ”he said.

He explained that during the meeting, emphasis was placed on the fields of military technical cooperation, the arms defense system and Russia's total support for the political dialogue carried out by the Venezuelan government was highlighted.