DATE:
30/05/2008
Belarusian Vice-Prime Minister Victor Buria announced on Friday in Minsk that Venezuela made Belarus an advanced payment of USD 90 million for building of houses in Venezuela.
"Belzarubezhstroi, a state company organized to carry out some building projects in Venezuela, received already USD 90 million to build in that country a residential compound of 5,000 dwellings," said Burja, according to Russian official news agency Itar-Tass, Efe quoted.
The senior official added that Venezuela paid also USD 5 million for construction of agricultural facilities.
Belarus and Venezuela, whose government systems are viewed by Washington as "redoubts of tyranny," have strengthened over the past two years the bilateral economic, energy and commercial cooperation.
Source:
http://english.eluniversal.com/2008/05/30/en_eco_art_venezuela-pays-belar_30A1625479.shtml