Russia hopes for the development of relations with Venezuela, as well as to strengthen cooperation on the international arena, said the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. Lavrov Century at the meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart, Rafael Ramirez.

" We are confident that your experience, your views and your commitment to defending the interests of his country and commitment to the development of our strategic partnership will help to promote cooperation between Russia and Venezuela. We look forward to further progress in our bilateral ideas and strengthen our cooperation on the international arena, " said the Russian Minister.

for his part, Ramirez gave the " solidarity of the fraternal salute from the President of Venezuela, " the Russian leadership.

" We are making all possible efforts in international organizations in order to find a peaceful solution to the situation in Ukraine, " he also said Ramirez.

first official representative of the Russian foreign Ministry Alexander Lukashevich said in an interview Last news , because this is the first trip of Ramirez in our country as the head of the Venezuelan Ministry of foreign Affairs. First, as the Minister of petroleum and mining industries and head of the largest oil companies of Venezuela PDVSA ", he often visited the Russian Federation, made a great contribution to the promotion of common projects and programmes, the most important thing in the field of oil production.

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