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Mon, 07/04/2022 - 14:37

Russia, Venezuela to Expand Oil Sector Cooperation, Working on Pact to Circumvent Western Sanctions

Russia and Venezuela have dramatically expanded economic, political and defense ties over the past two decades, with the United States placing crushing sanctions on the Latin American nation and repeatedly attempting to institute regime change in Caracas over the country's attempts to secure independence from Washington's influence. Moscow and Caracas will continue to expand their cooperation in the oil sector, and are working on a new agreement to circumvent Western sanctions in finance and logistics, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Carlos Faria has indicated. "We have an extremely negative view of the policy which the United States has been pursuing for many years...against various countries, against various governments...We unquestionably condemn the use of these illegal sanctions against any country," Faria said, speaking to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on Monday. "I would like to thank you, as well as Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian government for the political support of the national processes that are taking place in Venezuela. I'm speaking about Russia's participation in the role of mediator in talks with the Venezuelan opposition," Faria added. Read more: https://sputniknews.com/20220704/russia-venezuela-to-expand-oil-sector-cooperation-working-on-pact-to-circumvent-western-sanctions-1096937993.html

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