BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

19/09/2006

Belarus Clinches Military Deals With Venezuela

September 18, 2006 -- Belarus says it has signed military contracts with Venezuela worth more than $1 billion.

Security Council Secretary Viktor Sheiman said a cooperation agreement on oil extraction was also agreed.

Sheiman, who visited Venezuela earlier this month, told Belarusian television that Minsk had established a foundation to continue the "fruitful" cooperation between the two countries.

He did not elaborate on the details of the agreements.

(AFP, Interfax, AP)

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/9/584bb991-9bcd-4831-9998-1f6aefa2ac40.html