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Belarus, Venezuela have huge potential for cooperation

MINSK, 17 October (BelTA) - Belarus and Venezuela have a huge potential for cooperation, Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova said as she met with Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs Yvan Gil Pinto in Minsk on 17 October, BelTA has learned.

“Despite the distance, Venezuela has always been a friendly country for us, and the people of Venezuela - good friends of Belarus,” Natalya Kochanova said. “We have accumulated great experience of cooperation in literally all sectors of life: economy, humanitarian affairs, and, of course, inter-parliamentary cooperation. The basis of these good friendly relations is undoubtedly the relationships between our leaders - Aleksandr Lukashenko and Nicolas Maduro.”

According to the speaker, the economic changes that have taken place in Venezuela are worthy of all respect. “Of course, we understand that our cooperation in economy and trade is fundamental, since we had great projects worked out earlier in housing construction, joint manufacturing and enterprises,” the chairperson of the Council of the Republic said.

“You held meetings with the Belarusian minister of foreign affairs, the chairman of the House of Representatives to discuss issues related to trade and economic cooperation between our countries. We understand that we have a huge potential for further cooperation and implementation of the plans we have outlined,” she said.

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