The Presidents of Belarus and Venezuela visited a housing complex under construction in the city of Maracay on 16 March.
Maracay is located in the north of Venezuela, 80 kilometers away from Caracas. One of the most important industrial centers of Venezuela, Maracay produces textiles, paper and tobacco. The main agricultural products grown in the surroundings of Maracay include cocoa, coffee and tobacco.
The heads of state laid the foundation stone at the site where 5000 new houses/ apartments will soon spring up.
Alexander Lukashenko and Hugo Chavez were informed about a series of promising construction projects and the joint projects that are now in progress. The heads of state talked to the local dwellers, Belarusian and Venezuelan builders, looked around the site under the future construction. President Hugo Chavez presented 200 Belarus tractors to Venezuelan farmers.
Housing construction and social projects in Venezuela were top on the agenda during the Maracay visit. The heads of state agreed to launch the construction of houses for the Venezuelan military on the territory of the air force base in Maracay beginning 1 January 2010. Apart from that, Hugo Chavez suggested that Belarusian specialists take part in the redevelopment of Maracay residential districts.
All the matters related to the construction projects were settled right there, at the future construction site. The relevant instructions were given to the governors of Maracay and the Minsk Oblast and other officials. A delegation of Maracay will soon come to Belarus to study Belarus best practices in housing and industrial construction.
The President of Belarus believes that Belarusians should focus on the construction of three major projects - the development of a residential district in Caracas and housing construction in Maracay and Barinas - instead of taking up projects all over Venezuela.
Молодчина Лукашенко! Очень радостно, что мы нашли надежного честного и преданного друга, пусть даже в другом конце света, зато мы друг другу доверяем.
Я горд за страну и президента!
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