With eyes on the US imperial war-machine Venezuela to cooperate with Russia, allies while developing domestic arms: Maduro

Handout picture released by the Venezuelan Presidency showing Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaking during a televised announcement from Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas on September 6, 2020. (Photo via AFP)

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has underlined the continuation of his country’s cooperation with Russia, China and Iran as well as other world states while implementing its plans to develop national armament systems.

Speaking at the commemoration of the 15th anniversary of Venezuela’s Strategic Command Operations in the capital Caracas on Friday, Maduro said the country is planning to manufacture its own weapons and announced the establishment of a special military and scientific council for that purpose.

“We have everything we need to create our own system of weaponry, while continuing cooperation with Russia, China, Cuba, Iran and the entire world, we will continue receiving from them scientific, technological, weapons-related, [and] of course, strategic assistance, but we must move toward independence,” Maduro stressed.

Venezuela enjoys good years-long relations with both Russia and China, with Moscow being one of Caracas’ main suppliers of weapons and military technology, and China being a purchaser of the Latin American country’s crude.

Moreover, Tehran and Caracas have over the years developed bilateral cooperation in a range of issues, including trade and oil industry……More Here

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