Russia, Venezuela Sign $5bn Investment Contracts ‘To Increase Oil Production’

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Caracas and Moscow signed $5 billion US dollars’ worth of contracts related to oil production during Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s visit to Russia, Maduro tweeted a day after meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Maduro announced the deal on Twitter, thanking Putin and the people of Russia.

“Contracts have been signed to guarantee investments for $5 billion to increase oil production with Russian partners of joint ventures,” Maduro said.

In addition, an investment of more than $1 million was agreed for mining production in Venezuela, mainly of gold, according to Maduro, who has been on an official state visit to Moscow since Tuesday.

Russia and Venezuela run many joint projects in the energy, agricultural, geological, pharmaceutical, technology, and defense sectors.

Russia’s investment in Venezuela exceeds $4 billion, TASS reported.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team