Vladimir Putin
held talks with President of the Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela
Nicolas Maduro in the Kremlin. Bilateral cooperation,
as well as political, trade and economic issues, were discussed.
October 4, 2017
19:00
The Kremlin,
Moscow
Meeting with
President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro. Photo: TASS
President
of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr President, friends, colleagues,
I am very
glad to welcome you in Moscow.
We met almost
a year ago, last October, but we were always in contact
and regularly spoke on the phone.
We see that
Venezuela is going through challenging times but one gets the impression
that you have nonetheless managed to establish some kind of contact
with the political forces that are opposing you.
But our countries
continue working, in particular, in the economic sphere. There
has been a small decline in trade, and we believe it is beyond
our control. There are some positives as well, including our continued
work on our major projects.
We are very glad
to see you and would like to thank you for taking part
in the international event on the sidelines of which
we are meeting today. Russian Energy Week may become a regular forum
of considerable interest not only to professionals, participants
in global energy markets, but also to representatives
of the global economy more broadly.
I am very
happy to have this opportunity to talk to you today both
on political issues and trade and economic ties.
President
of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro (retranslated):
To begin with, we are grateful to you for the reception
accorded to us.
It is very
important for us that we are continuously in contact
and analysing what is taking place in our bilateral relations. We are
very grateful to you for the political and diplomatic
support that you have given us in these difficult times with which we are
gradually coping.
Attempts were made
to impose on Venezuela a model that would shackle us
and not allow us to use the resources that we have.
The only way to deal with this is by actively working
to resolve this issue and sincerely believing that our homeland will
be able to take command.
I believe
the visit is taking place at a very good time because Venezuela
is in for an upswing: we are coping with our problems
and starting to make forward progress. And now is the time
when we can coordinate our plans for cooperation in the energy industry,
agriculture and trade. We are very grateful to you
for the agreement on wheat supplies that was signed. It helped
us a lot, first of all in social terms.
So, I see our
meeting as very positive and timely.
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