Maduro says discussed energy, defense cooperation with Putin at BRICS
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The Venezuelan President says the US-imposed sanctions on both Venezuela and Russia reflect the old world order.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 23, 2024. (AFP)
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro confirmed that he held discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding energy and defense industry cooperation during the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, this week.
"We discussed with President Putin efforts for comprehensive development of our cooperation, including collaboration in energy and defense industry cooperation," Maduro stated in a video posted on his Telegram channel, speaking to Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin on Sunday.
He pointed out that US-imposed sanctions on both Venezuela and Russia reflect the old world order, asserting that Western nations aim to dominate, restrict freedoms, leverage the dollar as a tool, and obstruct global progress.
On Wednesday, Putin said relations between Russia and Venezuela are improving.
He stated, during a meeting with Maduro on the sidelines of the BRICS conference, that "Venezuela is one of Russia's historical reliable partners in Latin America and the world as a whole. The relations of strategic partnership between our countries continue to strengthen."
Russia and Venezuela are working to create a new international order free of neocolonial methods, according to Putin, who also stated that Venezuela supports Russia amid a hybrid war fought against it.
The Russian leader also expressed support for Venezuela's bid to join BRICS.
Maduro described the meeting with Russia's President as "extraordinary", adding that they discussed a path for bilateral cooperation.
The Venezuelan President told Russian media that in addition to friendship, there is "strong cooperation" between both countries, describing how both are committed to the concept of a new multipolar world.
He said he complimented the Russian leader for holding a "historic" BRICS conference, describing the group as "an epicenter of changes, which will lead to a new world order."
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