Moscow: The Russian Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigú, highlighted today that his country cooperates in the technical-military sphere with Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, three countries facing threats of the use of force.
The Russian official said that this association is historic. “They are nations that for years have faced different forms of pressure and even threats of the use of force?, he warned at the Moscow Conference on International Security.
Delegates from more than a hundred countries and international organizations participate in the event that will conclude tomorrow, including representatives of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the United Nations.
Shoigú also highlighted the progress of cooperation with Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay, according to the Sputnik news agency.
In the case of Venezuela, the Foreign Minister of his country, Jorge Arreaza, highlighted the day before at a press conference in this capital the strengthening of ties with Russia in the field of technical-military collaboration.
During the exchange with the press, the head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, reported that both countries are continuing negotiations on the supplies of new batches of weapons to Caracas and assured that Moscow is willing to continue helping Venezuela in improving its defensive capacity.
“We continue to negotiate the supplies of new batches of weapons based on the needs of the Armed Forces and the security forces of our Venezuelan friends,” he commented.
