22 july 2008

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez

Vladimir Putin

Meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez

Participants:
"Lately, we have been strengthening the legislative base for our cooperation, searching for new ways to diversify our relations [between Russia and Venezuela], to find new areas for collaboration, such as transportation, aerospace, science-intensive production, and of course, military-technical cooperation. You know that Russia is a reliable partner in this respect. We hope to develop cooperation in all these areas, including humanitarian aspect."
Fragment of a meeting of Vladimir Putin with Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez