The authorities of the Venezuelan and Russian regimes began this Friday a joint rapid response exercise, in Caracas, in the event of possible health and epidemiological emergenciesaccording to the state television network of the Caribbean country VTV.
The exercises, whose duration and scope are unknown, include “he “Use of mobile laboratories for rapid detection and control of potential threats”points out the writing of VTVpublished on their website.
The official note indicates that this drill, which consists of a “series of joint exercises,” is part of the technical and scientific agreements that both countries signed at the beginning of November.
“These exercises reinforce joint preparation to prevent and control epidemiological risks, underlining the importance of bilateral cooperation in this key area”, says the statement, which does not offer more details on the subject.
On November 7th, Caracas and Moscow signed a “development plan for key areas” for bilateral cooperation until 2030, with the aim of strengthening ties in sectors such as security and health, as well as in matters of intelligence, counterintelligence and counterespionage, of which they did not offer further details.
Russia, which flouts United States sanctions like Venezuela, has increased its support to the South American country in scientific areas since 2020, when it sent hundreds of thousands of doses of vaccines against covid-19 and other medications that Caracas was receiving. has made access difficult due to the financial blockade.
The dictator Nicolas Maduro expressed last Friday, after the signing of 17 agreements in various areas (including military cooperation), that Venezuela and Russia want a “better world” in which there is no “blackmail, threats or sanctions.”
“Russia and Venezuela share dreams for a better world: without hegemonism, blackmail, threats, sanctions or pressure,” said the leader of the Chavista regime through the Telegram social network.
Also, the dictator assured that Caracas and Moscow have a “broad, positive, fruitful and historic” agenda and called for turning the cooperative relationship for “peace and comprehensive development” of their people into “a feat.”
The Chavista leader, who considers his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, as a “dear friend” and a “dear older brother”also said that Caracas and Moscow are building an “impregnable” “win-win” relationship.
Maduro, who recently visited the Eurasian giant for the summit of the BRICS bloc, was recognized by Putin’s government as re-elected president in the elections on July 28, a result questioned by numerous countries and indicated as fraudulent by the Venezuelan opposition. , which insists on the victory of its candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia.
(With information from EFE)
