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Director
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Venezuelan President
Meets With Russian FSB
Director
CARACAS - Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez on
Friday met with Director
of Russian Federal
Service of Security(FSB)
Nikolai Patrushev at the
Miraflores Palace to
discuss the visit of
Russian President Dmitri
Medvedev to Venezuela
and both navies'
maneuver scheduled for
Nov. 10-14 in the
Caribbean Sea.
The joint military
exercise "is not
directed against the
interests of other
countries," Patrushev
said, but seeks to
contribute to the
security of both
countries
Russian navy's newest
capital ship "Pyotr
Veliky" and the nuclear
cruiser Peter the Great,
together with many
Venezuelan ships will
take part in the
exercise.
The Russian warships
departed on Sept. 22
from its base in the
Barents Sea and will
arrive in Venezuela
after traveling 15,000
nautical miles and
making a stop in Libya.
Patrushev is making an
official visit to
Venezuela, heading a
delegation with the aim
to strengthen bilateral
cooperation, Venezuelan
government said.
The "multi-faceted
cooperation" between
Venezuela and Russia was
discussed during the
meeting, Patrushev said,
adding that he was
satisfied with bilateral
cooperation and had
exchanged views with
Chavez on the
development of economic
cooperation between both
countries.
They also discussed
issues concerning
defense and interior
affairs, drug
trafficking control and
the international
situation.
Patrushev said President
Medvedev would visit
Caracas after the
bilateral navy exercise.
During his visit, both
countries are expected
to sign a range of
agreements.
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