Thursday, February 12, 2015

Russian, Venezuelan defense ministers hold cooperation meeting


Russian and Venezuelan defense ministers, Sergei Shoigu and Vladimir Padrino López, respectively, held a meeting on Wednesday in Caracas to discuss defense matters and technical-military cooperation, state-run news agency AVN reported. The Russian minister's visit to Venezuela is part of his tour of several Latin American countries to strengthen Russia's relations with sister nations. Shoigu will also visit Cuba and Nicaragua. On January 15, during the visit of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to Russia, his counterpart, Vladimir Putin, noted that Venezuela was one of Russia's most important partners, and even described Venezuela as a strategic ally. More…

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