Republic
29.01.2008
President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez may visit Belarus this spring. Charge d'affaires Ad Hoc Americo Diaz Nunez told BelTA, Hugo Chavez may visit Belarus in March.
According to the diplomat, the intention to visit Belarus confirms huge interest of Venezuela’s leadership in the bilateral cooperation. Hugo Chavez has been to Belarus twice — in July 2006 and June 2007.
In December 2007 President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko visited Venezuela. During the visit Belarusian-Venezuelan joint venture PetroVenBel was opened in the Venezuelan state Anzoategui. Intergovernmental and interagency documents, which envisage collaboration in various areas, were signed. Among them were agreements on cooperation in trade and economy, promotion and mutual protection of investments, avoidance of double taxation and prevention of tax dodging, cancellation of visas for holders of national, diplomatic and service passports. Cooperation agreements were signed by the Finance Ministry of Belarus and the Ministry of People’s Power for Finances of Venezuela as well as an agreement on the cultural cooperation between the two countries. Apart from that, more than a dozen contracts were signed by economic agents.
