Chavez for "association of free republics"

President Hugo Chavez suggested yesterday Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko forming their own models of development and the Alliance of Free Republic, "reported the Russian news agency, and told Tanjug. "We need to create something new, because the current system (world system) is a minority to be rich. But most of it does not serve. Should form an association of republics, free republic, "said Chavez during his visit to Belarus, Lukashenko, and the agency Interfax reported.

According to the Russian agency, the president of Venezuela proposed the Belarusian leader to unite "to create a strategy that will extend to the whole world."

Chavez also said that Lukashenko was "almost unknown in Latin America, and now you know all of Latin America, they know where Belarus.

President of Belarus said that it is possible that in the nearest future significantly expand trade-economic cooperation with Venezuela and increase trade. "We have already done enough, and practical. A few years ago we did not even know, and today we trade a hundred million dollars, and if you realize what we set out in the nearest future, it will be billions of dollars, "Lukashenko said during the meeting" eye to eye "with the President Venezuela, told the Itar-Tass.

President of Belarus announced that it will soon be in Caracas continued the review of the bilateral strategic cooperation, started yesterday, Wu Zaslavlj residence. "As soon as you say, I will come. We'll pass the whole Venezuela, maybe something more sense for our relations, "Lukashenko said, announcing the" review "of coal and gold mining sites and gas and oil.

Describing the cordiality of the meeting, the agency Interfax quoted a dialogue of the two leaders, in which Lukashenko said that the Čavesovom regard and feels that his mood is like in Belarus. "Here I feel like a fish in water," said Caves, stating that during his yesterday's visit to Minsk Car Factory, "liked to be a bus driver." "Will make it in Venezuela (Belarusian assembly techniques)," said the Venezuelan president.

Chavez has visited Belarus three times, and Lukashenko is December 2007. officially visited Venezuela, when he signed several bilateral agreements and established a joint company for oil, reminiscent of Itar-Tass.

Chavez will arrive today in a two-day visit to Russia, the eighth since 2001. year.

In Moscow, President of Venezuela will meet tomorrow with President and Prime Minister of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin, with plans to sign bilateral agreements in the field of economics (among other things, on cooperation in oil and gas), Justice, Science and Culture and the Military Technical Cooperation.

For the last three years in the Military Technical Cooperation of Russia has signed contracts with Venezuela worth more than four billion dollars, reminded the Russian government agency.

Since coming to power 1999th year, the government of Venezuela and Chavez conducted a course of strengthening political dialogue with Russia and the spread of the connection.

First day of the visit will be held on the third Business Council, "Russia-Venezuela" and is expected to be in the work of the Forum to participate Chavez and Russian government officials.