The Venezuelan Chancellor, Yván Gil, exhibited his Russian counterpart, Serguéi Lavrov, the security situation in the Caribbean to the “threats” that, he said, represents the US naval deployment, that maintains at least eight warships and a quick attack submarine near the coast of Venezuela under the argument of fighting drug trafficking.
In Telegram, Gil reported that, within the framework of the presidency that Russia exercises in the UN Security Council, he held a telephone call with Lavrov, to whom he said that “United States political sectors” They seek to “justify a war display” and put “at risk the stability of the continent.”
“We received the full expression of support and solidarity of the Russian government with Venezuela, as well as its commitment to the preservation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a peace zone,” Gil said.
He also indicated that both agreed on the importance of “strengthening joint action within the framework of the UNthe Security Council and the group of friends in defense of the United Nations Charter, to guarantee respect for international law and sovereignty of peoples. “
Strategic Association with Russia
Last Tuesday, Parliament, controlled by Chavismo, approved a Strategic Association and Cooperation Project Between the country and Russia of which no details were offered about its content.
On September 18, Parliament made a first discussion of this project, which was presented, according to the Chavista deputy Roy Daza, in a context that “has to do with the new moment of the geopolitics of the world.”
Daza then said that the treaty “imposes” in matters of cooperation a “High level political dialogue”as well as “international law, respect for sovereignty, the peaceful arrangement of controversies, respect for human rights and the self -determination of peoples.”
This legislation was approved in a context of tension by the US military deployment in the Caribbean Sea under the argument of fighting, according to Washington, drug trafficking from Venezuela, but which Caracas denounces as an attempt to promote a “regime change” and impose “puppet governments.”
