Venezuela VP and PDVSA CEO Travel to Russia to ‘Deepen Ties’

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez and Asdrúbal Chávez, the head of the South American country’s state oil company, PDVSA, arrived in Russia to “deepen strategic alliances,” Venezuela’s information ministry said on Thursday, November 12th.

Russian state oil company Rosneft pulled back from Venezuela after the Trump administration sanctioned two of its subsidiaries earlier this year. But Venezuela is seeking to sign new oil deals confidentially through a new “anti-blockade” law.

“(Rodriguez) will meet with senior Russian officials to keep deepening strategic alliances between the two countries in the context of the anti-blockade law,” Venezuela’s statement read, without providing details.

Venezuela is also participating in a clinical trial of the Russian-developed Sputnik V vaccine for the novel coronavirus. Science Minister Gabriela Jimenez accompanied Rodriguez and PDVSA Chief Executive Asdrubal Chavez on the trip.

Source: Reuters

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