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Official Visit to Venezuela by Sergey Lavrov, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs

1258-25-08-2011

PRESS RELEASE

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, made an official visit to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela from August 23-24.

Lavrov was received by President Hugo Chavez and had conversations with Vice President Elias Jaua, National Assembly President Fernando Soto Rojas, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Petroleum Rafael Ramirez, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Jorge Giordani and Minister of Defense Jose Mata Figueroa.

In his talks with Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro, an in-depth exchange of views was held on a wide range of bilateral and international problems. The Ministers expressed satisfaction with the active nature of the political dialogue between Russia and Venezuela, on a bilateral basis and within multilateral cooperation mechanisms, and called for its further development.

The implementation of the Russian-Venezuelan Partnership Development Action Plan 2010-2014, signed after the summit talks in Russia in 2010, and bilateral cooperation in the commercial, economic and investment spheres were featuring high on the agenda of the talks in Caracas. The parties noted the successful advancement of the joint projects in the oil and gas industry and power development, and discussed the start of the practical activity of the Russian-Venezuelan Bank, and promising lines of cooperation in areas such as motor vehicle manufacturing, agriculture and fisheries. They evaluated positively the progress of implementation of the projects in the field of bilateral military-technical cooperation.

The Ministers gave high marks to the Days of Russian Culture in Venezuela and their Venezuelan counterpart in Russia, both in 2011, and expressed hope that the mutually enriching practice of cultural activities will continue, including organizing the Days of Russian Culture in Venezuela in 2012 and the Days of Venezuelan Culture in Russia in 2013.

In examining international and regional issues, the Ministers confirmed the identity or similarity of the approaches of the parties to the majority of the pressing issues of our time: the formation of a more just and democratic world order based on the principles of multilateralism and due consideration for the legitimate interests of all countries; the maintenance of peace and strategic stability; and the necessity of the unconditional preservation and strengthening of the UN's central role and the observance of the rules of international law. The parties reaffirmed their mutual interest in deepening Russian cooperation with the integration associations in Latin America, with the Russian side expressing its support for efforts to create the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.

An Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on the Establishment and Conditions of Activity of Centers for Science and Culture was signed at the end of the talks, along with a Joint Statement of the Ministers Foreign Affairs and a Plan of Inter-Foreign Ministry Consultations for the years 2011-2014.

August 25, 2011

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