CARACAS, Thursday September 25, 2008 | Update
Politics
The Chinese government denied on Thursday, the last day of
the visit of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez to Beijing,
any negotiation on a military cooperation treaty with Venezuela,
as announced by the Venezuelan head of state.
"I am not sure what kind of cooperation (President Chávez)
mentioned. From the Chinese side, I can confirm once again
that during this visit by President Chávez, the two sides
did not talk about cooperation in military areas," said the
Chinese Foreign Mnistry spokesman, Liu Jianchao, in a news
conference when asked about the sale of military aircrafts
to Venezuela.
Liu, who on Wednesday was present at several meetings held
by Chávez, highlighted the economic, political and cultural
agreements signed with Venezuela, but insisted: "I have not
heard that the two countries have exchanged ideas on military
cooperation."
05:09 PM. Economy. If any country has cashed in on the Bolivarian revolution, that is Brazil, particularly the private companies of the southern neighbor. Over the past five years, it has been awarded contracts for works to be carried out in Venezuela for over USD 14 billion. This puts it as the first recipient of government-to-government contracts, that is, without bidding, since Hugo Chávez took office.