The Presidents of the Russian Federation, Dmitri Medvedev, and Venezuela, Hugo ChavezHugo Chavez, have taken the partnership between their respective countries to a new level....
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is gambling his future on a referendum to change the constitution so he can run for reelection, despite mixed state election results last week and falling oil prices threatening the economy. Socialist Chavez lost a...
News Source: Islamic Republic News Agency
| about 1 year ago
Venezuela - Ahmadinejad President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad cabled a message here on Tuesday to his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez to felicitate him on the victory of his party in the democratic elections for governors' offices and municipalities. In...
Iran said it began six days of naval war games on Tuesday in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic transport route for global oil supplies which the Islamic Republic has threatened to close if it is attacked. Iran often stages exercises...
The three-day operation marks the first time that the Russian fleet has been in the area since the end of the Cold War. The Russian navy says it will include anti-aircraft defence, and tactics to combat terrorism and drug-trafficking. Russian...
News Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
| about 1 year ago
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez could hardly contain his enthusiasm as Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and four Russian warships began historic visits to the Caribbean nation last week. "In less than 10 years, Venezuela and Russia have done what...
News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| about 1 year ago
Four Russian ships and a dozen Venezuelan vessels are involved in the exercises, the latest sign of strengthening ties between the two countries. Last week, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited his Venezualan counterpart Hugo Chavez, who is a...
President Hugo Chavez launched a new campaign on Monday to change Venezuela's constitution so he can stay in power for as long as he keeps winning elections, almost exactly a year after voters rejected the proposal. The anti-U.S. socialist leader...
Russia and Venezuela have begun a series of joint naval operations in the southern Caribbean Sea aimed at evaluating their nations' skills in the fight against terrorism and drug trafficking. Military officials for both countries said the exercises,...
News Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
| about 1 year ago
The socialist president, who was first elected a decade ago, sought to abolish term limits last year, but Venezuelan voters rejected the measure in a package of proposed constitutional changes. Analysts say Chavez is seeking another vote quickly...
Chafing at inroads made by his political opponents in regional elections last week, President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that he would seek changes to the constitution that would lift his term limits, allowing him to run for re-election indefinitely.
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