The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, confirmed on Monday that he spoke via telephone with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, who confirmed his willingness to cooperate with Venezuela on all fronts:
«We talked about strengthening our relationships of brotherhood and solidarity. He confirmed his willingness to deepen integral cooperation on all fronts. We agree to meet, as soon as the world overcomes this dangerous stage we are living with the pandemic», stressed the Venezuelan Head of State on the Twitter social network.
Likewise, the official statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Relations stated that Putin reiterated his condemnation of the imposition of coercive measures by the United States government against the nation, and agreed to consolidate the strategic level of the bilateral relationship against the Covid-19.
Following, the full communiqué:
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Communiqué:
«The Ministry of People’s Power for Foreign Relations reports that during today’s morning, the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, had a telephone conversation with the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, in which were discussed joint efforts to confront the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as a shared analysis of the international situation and advances in cooperation projects between the two countries.
President Maduro thanked from the heart of the Venezuelan people the support of Russia through the provision of thousands of diagnostic tests for Covid-19. The Russian President guaranteed new shipments of health supplies and materials, and expressed the need for a greater coordination between the medical and scientific teams of both countries, through contacts and videoconferences to be held in the coming days.
The Russian leader acknowledged the health strategy adopted in Venezuela by President Maduro has been adequate and consolidates the stability and peace of the country. Both leaders condemned the continued illegal and inhumane unilateral coercive measures during times so difficult for humanity.
In this regard, President Putin made reference to one of his suggestions to the G-20, in coordination with proposals from the G-77 + China, on Green Corridors that allow countries that are under sanctions and trade wars to acquire the necessary supplies in order to attend to their peoples during the pandemic, without restrictions, including a moratorium on the application of sanctions, so that the affected countries can have free access to their international funds and accounts to face Covid-19.
The leaders discussed the situation in the oil market and agreed to fully support the OPEC + mechanism, which will come into full effect on May 1. In this regard, President Maduro acknowledged the decisive role of Russia in the consensus reached among all the actors, and proposed a meeting on May 10 of the Monitoring Committee of the mechanism, in order to guarantee the early evaluation of the effect of the agreements. in the world energy market.
The presidents agreed on the good progress of bilateral cooperation, which both leaders personally attend and adjust. They agreed that in 2020, beyond the health situation and any global circumstance that arises, both parties must advance in the consolidation of the strategic level of the relationship in all areas of joint development work, including its new modalities.
President Nicolás Maduro thanked the firm support shown by President Pufin and his government in all international forums in defense of Venezuelan sovereignty and democracy, while assuring him that will work tirelessly in humanitarian political agreements with all sectors of the Venezuelan opposition, in the face of the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
For closure, President Putin ratified his support for the Bolivarian Government, insisted on consolidating the common front with Russia and reiterated the invitation to President Maduro to visit Moscow during the celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Great Patriotic War, whose rescheduled dates will be announced soon.»
Caracas, April 20, 2020
