VENEZUELA / RUSSIA – Russia and Venezuela are commemorating 80 years of diplomatic relations on March 14, as highlighted by Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov’s article “Russia and Venezuela: Friendship and Partnership Spanning Years and Kilometres” for a Venezuelan publication.
Lavrov emphasized the active collaboration between Moscow and Caracas on international platforms, noting their mutual support within the UN, with Venezuela regularly co-sponsoring Russian draft resolutions. The nations plan to enhance their cooperation further within OPEC+ and the Gas Exporting Countries Forum.
Additionally, the foreign minister highlighted their ties in BRICS, noting more than ten meetings between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro since 2013.
“We reaffirm our commitment to strengthening our friendship and promoting enduring, stable, and predictable ties,” Lavrov stated.
Maduro visited Russia in October 2024 and remarked at the BRICS summit in Kazan that the association represents “the epicentre of the birth of a new world based on the principles of humanism,” reaffirming Venezuela’s alignment with BRICS principles.
President Putin has invited Maduro to sign a strategic partnership agreement, with both leaders discussing the 80th anniversary via videoconference. “We have exchanged messages expressing our mutual satisfaction with the current status of Russian-Venezuelan relations,” Putin remarked.
The Russian leader also proposed a Treaty on Strategic Partnership and Cooperation, alongside an invitation for Maduro to attend celebrations in Moscow on May 9, as emphasized in the report.
“Memories are still vivid from the historic BRICS summit in Kazan, where we exchanged views on a new world,” Maduro noted, describing it as “multi-centred and multi-polar.”
With established diplomatic relations dating back to 1945, Russia and Venezuela continue to maintain a strong partnership.
