Venezuela and Equatorial Guinea Discuss Strategic Agreements
Venezuelan FM Yvan Gil (L) and vice president of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Nguema Obiang (R), Dec. 3, 2024. X/ @OtraZulia
December 3, 2024 Hour: 10:09 am
Previously, these countries agreed to enhance technical cooperation between their state-owned oil companies.
On Monday, the Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Nguema Obiang, and Venezuela’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yvan Gil, met to discuss strategic agreements between the two countries.
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“During the meeting, I conveyed my congratulations to President Nicolas Maduro for his political leadership and steadfast defense of sovereignty in the face of attempts at external interference,” Nguema Obiang stated, emphasizing that the meeting allowed for the reaffirmation of “the historic ties of friendship and cooperation between our nations.”
He also expressed his “deep gratitude” for the humanitarian aid sent to Equatorial Guinea following the explosions on March 7, 2021, in the city of Bata, calling it “a gesture that symbolizes the solidarity characterizing our bilateral relationship.”
On Monday, the Venezuelan diplomat Gil arrived in Equatorial Guinea to meet with Foreign Affairs Minister Simeon Oyono and prepare for a second meeting of the Intergovernmental Joint Commission, through which both nations aim to strengthen their cooperation.
“We evaluated the progress of the second Joint Commission and discussed the strategic agreements that will soon be formalized in various sectors, thereby consolidating our shared vision of development and strengthening South-South cooperation,” Nguema Obiang said.
In December 2022, the two countries agreed to continue efforts to enhance technical and scientific cooperation between the state-owned companies Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) and Guinea Ecuatorial de Petroleos (GEPetrol).
At that time, the Venezuelan government celebrated the inauguration of the president of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang, who was sworn in for a sixth seven-year term during a ceremony in Malabo. Teodoro Obiang, 82, has ruled the country since 1979 when he overthrew his uncle Francisco Macias in a coup. Currently, he is the world’s longest-serving head of state.
teleSUR/ JF Source: EFE