Nuramy Josefa Gutiérrez González and Dmitry Derevinsky. Photo from venezuela.mfa.gov.by
MINSK, 1 March (BelTA) – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Dmitry Derevinsky has met with Venezuela’s Minister of Health Nuramy Josefa Gutiérrez González, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“The parties discussed promising areas of mutually beneficial cooperation in the fields of healthcare and pharmaceuticals,” the statement read.
The Belarusian ambassador and the Venezuelan minister of health expressed interest in expanding the legal framework for cooperation in this area and its practical implementation.
Venezuela officially recognized the independence of the Republic of Belarus on 11 January 1992. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on 4 February 1997. In December 2006, the Venezuelan Embassy was opened in Belarus, and in October 2007, the Belarusian Embassy in Venezuela.
