File photo of Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil. EFE/EPA/ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO / POOL
Caracas, January 18 (EFE). – Venezuela and Russia reviewed this Thursday bilateral cooperation in political and economic affairs and reaffirmed their “common position” on “various international issues” during a meeting in Uganda, where the 19th summit is taking place. the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil reported the content of the “pleasant conversation”.
Gil also met with his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodríguez, whom he considers “a worthy representative of Cuba in defense of just causes around the world.”
“Sister Cuba continues to be an example to follow in the fight against the oppression of our people by northern imperialism,” he explained in X.
The Venezuelan minister also met with his Angolan counterpart Téte António in Uganda; from Tanzania, January Makamba, and from Mozambique, Verónica Macamo, to whom he expressed his country's willingness to strengthen relations in various areas.
On the other hand, at a meeting with the so-called “Group of Friends in Defense of the UN Charter,” Gil called for joining forces to stop “the genocide” of the Palestinian people “by the State of Israel.”
Likewise, the official quoted in a press release from the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry warned of a “global crisis” triggered by “the spread of fascist ideologies by the United States, its allies in the European Union and other partners,” which has begun a “stage of accelerated ethical and moral decline”.
The NAM summit, which will take place in Uganda until Saturday, began on January 15 with preparatory conferences for the meeting of heads of state and government and with calls for unity and better cooperation among the members of this group.
The NAM – one of the largest international organizations in the world – consists of 53 countries in Africa, 39 in Asia, 26 in Latin America and the Caribbean and two in Europe.