Venezuela and Russia strengthen ties: Vice President Delcy Rodríguez holds a meeting in Turkey with Russian Chancellor Sergey Lavrov

With the aim of deepening strategic alliances under the principles of brotherhood and mutual respect, the Executive Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, held a working meeting on Thursday with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov.

The meeting took place on the eve of their participation in the 2nd Diplomatic Forum of Antalya, which will be held from Friday, March 11 to Sunday, March 13 in the city of Antalya, Turkey, under the premise of drawing up joint actions to face the problems that occupy the overall agenda:

We are happy to see each other at such an important moment for humanity. Venezuela attends this forum to bring the truth”, stressed Rodríguez.

The dialogue between Rodríguez and Lavrov reaffirms Venezuela’s position regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which advocates the creation of conditions that allow reaching solid agreements in the negotiation process aimed at avoiding its escalation as well as its prompt resolution.

A Historical role:

In this context, Vice President Rodríguez stressed that Russia plays a historic role, while she ratified that Venezuela defends the principles of equality in sovereign nations.

She also emphasized that Venezuela does not recognize any hegemonic powers that seek to impose their will on the development of international geopolitics.

On Monday, March 7, the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, urged the factors involved around Ukraine not to instigate the military conflict and respect the humanitarian corridors to protect the civilian population based on an agreement that leads to the conquest of peace for Russia and Ukraine.