Another project of greater weight than was reviewed is the perforation of the first gasífero well in the Gulf of Venezuela, that will be executed with the technological endorsement of Russia, revealed Ramon Reedbeds.

Venezuela will develop to its majors gold deposits with the aid of Russia, said to minister of Basic Industries and Minería, Rodolfo Sanz, in a meeting with a delegation of industralists of that country, with which company/signature today memorando of understanding with Rusoro so that it operates the deposits the Cristinas and Brisas, along with the government.

Gobierno and Rusoro will operate mine the Cristinas

The civil servant said Wednesday that the Government will take control from the Cristinas and that anticipates to initiate its activity in the area in the 2009.

“We must terminate our relation with a company that has come working in the zone”, it said in apparent reference to Crystallex. “We have a legal problem there”, added.

In addition, it affirmed that memorando would not mention the Cristinas and Brisas for legal reasons, but it assured to them that they would have access to them.

“They can have the certainty that those are going to be the deposits”, emphasized. ABN/AFP

46 projects of cooperation

The V Intergovernmental Commission of Russia-Venezuela High level, installed yesterday, will examine 46 projects of cooperation between both countries, informed vice-president Ramon Reedbeds, in the act of installation of the event, carried out in the White hotel Caracas.

Reedbeds commented that these projects are of great importance, because they include areas like infrastructure, energy, telecommunications, science and technology, atmosphere, agriculture, education, culture, deports and tourism.

It said that seven tables of negotiations will settle down, as it leaves from a previous day for the visit that the president of the Federation of Russia will realise to Venezuela, Dimitri Medvedev, at the end of November.