[Marxism] Venezuela, Russia, to hold joint military exercises

[Greg McDonald <sabocat59@xxxxxxx>]

  Venezuela, Russia to hold joint military exercises in Venezuelan  
waters
www.chinaview.cn 2008-09-07 10:12:12            

     CARACAS, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- 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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