Belarus and Venezuela will develop a road map of bilateral co-operation

By Vladimir Khromov

Belarus and Venezuela will develop a road map of bilateral co-operation

The agreement on the carrying out of detailed analysis of realisation of all joint projects and development of the programme entitled Road Map for Mid-term and Long-term Bilateral Co-operation Between the Republic of Belarus and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has already been reached, noted the Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Tozik, as he spoke at a formal event in Minsk devoted to Venezuela’s Independence Day. According to Anatoly Tozik, Belarus treats the people of Venezuela with a special sympathy and respectfully follows the progressive growth of authority of the Latin American country and on international arena as a whole. The policy of Venezuela, directed on the construction of a strong independent state, the achievement of social equality, ensuring growth of the well-being of the people and country prosperity, deserves respect.

The Deputy Prime Minister also noted that the development of a strategic partnership with Venezuela is one of priority directions of Belarusian foreign policy. For a rather short historical period there was created a reliable legal, political and economic base of bilateral interaction with over 30 agreements being concluded and realised and inter-state, top-level dialogue is actively developed.

Anatoly Tozik considers that the annual carrying out of joint commission sessions at a high level on trade and economic co-operation is an effective tool for the deepening of interaction in all spheres. The countries have similar positions concerning international issues, closely co-operate in the UN and other international organisations and support the development of a multi-polar world.

The Deputy Prime Minister also emphasised the importance that the trade and economic co-operation between Belarus and Venezuela along with the simple exchange of goods is supplemented with an establishment of co-operation ties and the creation of joint ventures.

In turn, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the Republic of Belarus, H.E. Mr. Amйrico Dнaz Nъсez, noted that ‘both countries are connected by 8 years of intensive mutual exchange in economic, political, cultural, scientific and technological spheres’. As he said, now the accent in bilateral co-operation is put on the construction of habitation by Belarusian experts for less-well-off sections of people in Venezuela. Amйrico Dнaz Nъсez also said that Belarusian builders, oil industry workers, mountain engineers and technical experts are working in practically all territories of Venezuela. According to the diplomat, the integration processes in Latin America promote the expansion of co-operation in the region. In particular, Belarus has started to develop contacts with Ecuador, Bolivia, Nicaragua and other countries, besides its already traditional contacts with Venezuela, Cuba, Brazil and Argentina.