On the occasion of an official visit paid by a Venezuelan delegation to the Russian Federation, Foreign Vice-ministers Yván Gil and Carlos Ron held a meeting of the bilateral political consultation mechanism with a representation headed by Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Riabkov.
At the meeting, the Venezuelan and Russian officials reviewed political, economic, cultural, scientific and technological aspects of the strategic alliance between their countries.
Also, they reviewed the progress of the agreements endorsed by the Russia-Venezuela High-Level Intergovernmental Commission.
The Venezuelan and Russian diplomatic authorities also exchanged their views on the world and regional geopolitics.
The Russian-Venezuelan strategic alliance is becoming stronger with recent agreements endorsed in the financial, energy, military, education, scientific, technological, pharmaceutical and transport areas, including the opening of a Caracas-Moscow air connection through Venezuelan airline Conviasa.