Russian Ambassador said Moscow is interested in continuing dialogue with Venezuela

Meeting of the ambassador with the head of the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry

Following a meeting with the republic's Foreign Minister Yvan Gil, no — with Olmer Blanco, the Russian Ambassador to Venezuela, Sergei Melik-Bagdasarov, said that Russia is interested in maintaining dialogue with the country. His words were reported by TASS, and the message was published by Gazeta.Ru. The diplomats discussed issues of further strengthening cooperation between the two countries, and the ambassador confirmed the 'interest of the Russian side in maintaining the continuity of a constructive political dialogue' with the aim of developing 'traditionally friendly relations'.

Context: the October GECF summit in Moscow

The ambassador's statement continues the line of recent contacts on gas issues. In October, Venezuelan President's envoy Delcy Rodríguez said in a video address at the summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Moscow thatattempts to exclude Russia from international cooperation in the gas sector are a mistake. At the same event, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that Russia is one of the key players in the global gas market and pointed to the country's unique production complex, which allows diversifying gas supplies and developing gas processing.

What is known and what remains undisclosed

The publication does not specify the concrete agreements reached at the meeting between the ambassador and Blanco — it only reports a general intention to strengthen cooperation and maintain political dialogue. Separately, Gazeta.Ru, citing the Ministry of Transport, previously wrote about the timing of the resumption of flights between Russia and Venezuela, but details of this topic are not disclosed in the report on the meeting.