(1 Mar 2019) Venezuela's vice president is visiting Russia, voicing hope on Friday for stronger ties with Moscow amid pressure from Washington.
Delcy Rodriguez said after Friday's talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that Venezuela will rely on supplies of food and medicine from Russia as it faces a US-led blockade and hold the door open for more Russian investments.
She added that now might be the best time to move the PDVSA office, the Venezuelan state-owned oil and natural gas company, from Europe to Moscow.
"We are reformulating our relationship and Europe can't give us the necessary guarantees because the capitalist world violates its own laws," Rodriguez said.
Lavrov reaffirmed strong support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and said that the Venezuelan humanitarian crisis "was provoked by the US imposing these illegitimate sanctions against leading sectors of the Venezuelan economy."
He strongly warned Washington against military intervention.
Russia's top diplomat added that Venezuela's neighbours Brazil and Colombia are against US military intervention.
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