Maduro says discussed with Putin energy, military cooperation – World

MOSCOW, October 27. /TASS/. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said he discussed issues of cooperation, including in the energy and defense sectors, with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan.

“We talked with President Putin about efforts to comprehensively develop our cooperation, including in the energy and defense sectors,” he said in an interview with VGTRK journalist Pavel Zarubin, which was posted on its website. Telegram channel.

“The criminal sanctions imposed by the United States on Venezuela and Russia are the legacy of the former world in which Western countries seek domination, manipulation of freedom, manipulation with the use of the dollar to hinder progressive movements” , he said.

Maduro arrived in Kazan on October 22 to participate in the BRIS summit. He met Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 23 and spoke at the BRICS Plus/Outreach plenary session.

The 16th BRICS Summit, the main event of the association’s Russian presidency, was held in Kazan from October 22 to 24. On the second day of the summit, participants adopted the Kazan Declaration. Among other important issues, the document highlighted the development of the group and its position on global issues and crisis resolution, including in Ukraine and the Middle East.

The BRICS group was founded in 2006 by Brazil, Russia, India and China, with South Africa joining in 2011. On January 1, 2024, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates became its full members. . The Kazan Summit became the first to be attended by the association’s new members as full members.