Agreements with China will promote socialist development model in Venezuela


Caracas, 25 May. ABN .- The Venezuelan government signed two new agreements with the PRC, which attempt to give impetus to social development models and strengthen the energy sector, facing the second decade of intense relations between Venezuela and China.

"We are entering the second decade of cooperation, with a shared vision with much greater levels of strategic view, inspired by (Simon) Bolivar, inspired by Mao Tse Tung," said Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias.

And is that since the arrival of the Bolivarian government, Venezuela has become the main strategic partner of China in Latin America. Energy resources and geography of our country are attractive to the Asian power, which in turn is committed to ensuring technology transfer agreements each sign to be trained native personnel in areas that have been agreed cooperation.

The recent legal instruments signed in the Palace of Miraflores, in the presence of Venezuelan president and his cabinet, as well as the principal adviser to the China Development Bank, Lu Kegu, including the establishment of a series of meetings to the accompaniment by Asian nation, based on various plans for the construction of homes, boosting agriculture, transport, electricity sector, oil, gas and petrochemical industries.

"The China Development Bank and the Government of China will undertake to advise on a range of topics vital to the development of projects in the short, medium and long term," said Chavez, who said that these agreements are part of the second stage of the transition plan Simón Bolívar.

It was also agreed for a joint Chinese-Venezuelan mining development, which aims to draft a partnership in the sector, raise production and productivity but with low environmental impact, said Minister of People's Power for Basic Industries and Mining Joseph Khan.

"We are convinced that these are agreements in which it is a win-win relationship. We hope that with these agreements, the Venezuelan people to achieve prosperity and the greatest happiness, "said Lu Kegu turn.

On the day of signing of agreements, which also reviewed the financial issue, the President announced that at the beginning of July, a Venezuelan team will travel to Beijing to speed up projects agreed and in August this year "Chinese experts returning to the country to continue working. "

The Chinese delegation, which ended his visit to Venezuela in the Palace of Miraflores, evaluated over two weeks the advance of industrialization many joint initiatives in the areas of infrastructure, power generation, mining and industry, among other projects .

Last month alone, the governments of China and Venezuela signed seven new legal instruments for the development of the National Electrical and exploitation of the Orinoco Oil Belt, by creating joint ventures and technology transfer assistance, in addition to more than 300 instruments that have signed the two nations since 2001.

Also, last weekend was inaugurated Orinoquia cell factory, with support from China, and in recent days were approved several contracts with the Asian company Haier, for the establishment of an industry white line in the country.

"From the depths, not only my heart but in our hearts, I never tire of thanking Mao's homeland, the homeland of Hu Jintao, the Chinese homeland, all these intense cooperative efforts have already served more than ten years, "said the Venezuelan president.

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