On behalf of Belarusian people and himself, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has congratulated President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Hugo Chavez on the Venezuelan Declaration of Independence, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service.

Alexander Lukashenko emphasized that Belarus attaches great importance to the strategic cooperation with Venezuela. “We are committed to consistently expanding the bilateral relations in all the areas and protecting the national interests and values on the international arena,” he emphasized.

The Belarusian head of state expressed confidence that Belarus and Venezuela will continue fruitful cooperation to the advantage of the two peoples.

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