The Kremlin described this Friday as necessary the visit to Russia of President Nicolás Maduro, initially scheduled for the end of 2023, but assured that the new dates remain unset.
“The visit is being prepared, it is necessary,” said the spokesman for the Russian Presidency, Dmitri Peskov, in his daily press conference.
He also added that there are still no specific dates for it.
Peskov stressed that Venezuela is a good partner of Russia in Latin America and promised to inform the press of any news regarding the dates of the trip.
At the end of December, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Maduro by phone and reiterated his invitation to visit Russia.
In their conversation today, Putin and Maduro discussed “current issues of Russian-Venezuelan cooperation in the sphere of energy, trade and investment, culture and humanitarian contacts.”
“Russia will continue to support the Venezuelan government in its efforts to strengthen the national economy and its sovereignty,” the Kremlin highlighted.
The last visit of Maduro to Russia, a close ally of Venezuela, took place in September 2019, at a time when the Caribbean nation was going through a deep crisis, reflected in high rates of violence, hyperinflation, and a humanitarian emergency.
Venezuela and Russia maintain close ties in areas as diverse as oil, tourism and military cooperation that were developed during the mandate of the late President Hugo Chávez (1999-2013).
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