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The Russian Foreign Minister said this at a meeting with the leader of Venezuela
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov paid a working visit to Venezuela, during which he met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The head of the Russian diplomatic department assured that Russia, as BRICS chairman, will contribute to the rapprochement of Venezuela with the association. This is reported by Prensa Latina, a partner of TV BRICS.
"We know about the interest of our Venezuelan friends in co-operation with BRICS, and Russia as chairman this year will facilitate this"
Sergey Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister
He praised the cooperation between Caracas and Moscow on various international platforms, as well as the joint and important contribution to "the creation of a more just and multipolar world."
The minister also welcomed Venezuela's interest in developing and strengthening Russia's relations with various Latin American structures.
"We had a fruitful meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. We discussed various aspects of bilateral relations and the development of strategic co-operation between Russia and Venezuela"
Nicolas Maduro Venezuelan President
Over the past 25 years, the countries have signed more than 340 agreements in important sectors such as oil, gas, health, education, technology and agriculture.
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