Venezuela, Russia To
Hold Joint Military
Exercises in Venezuelan
Waters
CARACAS - Venezuela and
Russia will hold joint
military exercises in
mid-November, the first
of its kind in the
Americas, the Venezuelan
military announced on
Saturday.
The Venezuelan navy and
air force, together with
four Russian warships
with some 1,000 soldiers
aboard, will participate
in the exercises
scheduled for Nov. 10-14
in the Venezuelan
territorial waters,
according to a statement
from the Venezuelan
military.
Since Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez
took office, Venezuela
has boosted its military
cooperation with Russia.
In August, Chavez said
his Russian counterpart
Dmitry Medvedev planned
to send a Russian fleet
to visit Venezuela.
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