MEXICO CITY, Feb 17 Russia and Venezuela review plans for military cooperation and agree to increase it to protect peace and sovereignty in the South American country, President Nicolás Maduro said following a meeting with a Russian government delegation. protection of territorial integrity,» the politician said during a joint speech in Caracas with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov. According to Maduro, the commander of the Bolivarian armed forces, General Vladimir Padrino Lopez, and the general staff of the Venezuelan army received clear instructions to expand the training of military personnel, education and cooperation with Russia. On Wednesday, the Russian delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov who heads the intergovernmental commission on trade, economic and technical cooperation with Venezuela, held meetings with Venezuelan Executive Vice President Delcy Rodriguez and Vice President for Economic Affairs, Oil Minister Tarek El Aissami. Following the meetings, Borisov said that Russia and Venezuela intends to expand joint projects in the material sphere, work on promising cooperation initiatives and increase trade turnover, which grew «almost 50%» last year. />The Russian Ambassador spoke about cooperation with Venezuela in the field of military-technical cooperation
