Venezuela Comes to Europe with Oil for the First Time, Chavez

18.03.2010 12:14
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In May 2010, Venezuela will supply a trial consignment of oil, up to 80 thousand tons, to Belarus, and plans to supply up to 4 million tons by the end of the year. Relevant documents were signed by the parties on March 17, in Caracas, in the presence of the presidents of Belarus and Venezuela, Alexander Lukashenko and Hugo Chavez. "Venezuela comes to Europe with oil for the first time ", stressed the president of Venezuela.

According to Hugo Chavez, crude oil will be shipped through Odessa’s port for the further processing at Mozyr Oil Refinery. «In two months, it is planned to create a joint Belarusian-Venezuelan venture for oil supplies, in which 75% of the shares will belong to Venezuela, 25% -to Belarus», — said the president of Venezuela.

The parties signed a license which gives Belarus a right to develop gas fields and to product gas in six oil fields in Venezuela, and also an agreement on the establishment of a joint venture to provide services in the field of oil extraction.

Belarusian-Venezuelan joint commission on trade-economic cooperation also signed a contract for delivery of two thousand complete sets of gas equipment to Venezuela in 2010.

Belarus will supply to Venezuela road and construction machinery at nearly 200 million dollars cost

Caracas, Belarusian and Venezuelan parties signed a contract, according to which, Belarus will supply to Venezuela 1.3 thousand units of road and construction machinery (MAZ, BelAZ, Amkodor, MZKT) at 199 million dollars.

The Heads of States signed an agreement for the construction of plants of MAZ machinery production in Venezuela, which plan to produce five thousand units per year, and of MTZ with ten thousand units production per year. The cost of plants will amount to 55 million dollars.

The Belarusian side will build in Venezuela a plant to assemble road, construction and municipal machinery with capacity of three thousand units production per year and technical center to repair and service of road construction, municipal and agricultural machinery and buses, as well as participate in equipping of the factories for processing and harvesting of metal , informs BelTA.

Belarus and Venezuela also agreed that Belarusian specialists will realize the design and construction of agro town and agro-industrial objects in Hato Pedrigal area, as well as build a residential area with ten thousand apartments in the satellite town of Barinas, a school and nursery school in the city of Maracay, as a gift to the Venezuelan people.

Chavez to visit Belarus in October 2010

Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, will visit Belarus in October 2010, and in summer of 2011 Belarusian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, will come to Venezuela. «In Belarus, there are many things to show to Venezuela’s president and what can be interesting for him», convinced the Belarusian leader.

«Recent few years, we have been a little behind of plans’ realization. Let’s make up leeway and what we planned to make in three years — will make in two, and what we planned to make in two — will make in a year», said Alexander Lukashenko.

«The Belarusians came to Venezuela as the closest friends and brothers. We will not only produce oil and gas, but build cities and villages. The most important thing is that we want to teach Venezuelan friends how to do this. If we take quick steps, then Venezuela will have its own specialists, big organizations to rebuild this beautiful country. We will do what we promised «, said Belarusian president.

«Venezuela is our home, our land. Belarus must be native land for the Venezuelans, too», said Alexander Lukashenko in conclusion.

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