“We strongly appreciate the presence of our Latin American partners in SPIEF, at different levels such as Bolivia, Venezuela, Cuba, El Salvador, among others,” commented the director of the Latin American department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Alexander Shchetinin, in statements to Prensa Latina.
He also expressed the need to advance cooperation through the creation of financial-logistical mechanisms to strengthen reciprocal interests.
Shchetinin participated in the first Negotiations Dialogue panel between Russia and Venezuela together with the Vice President of Economy, José Félix Rivas, and Venezuelan ministers.
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