Brothers (or Dictators?!) Are United (Forever?)

(Chaves, Putin & Lukashenko)

On June 30th, 2007 Aleksandr Lukashenko has met with the leader of Venezuela Hugo Chavez who was on his way to Minsk from Russia. As it is stated officially the presidents are to discuss the issues of bilateral cooperation, including trade and economic relations and cooperation in energy sphere and some issues of military and technical cooperation.

As stated by Chavez, he plans to view the "final details" of the contract which would allow Venezuela get "complex air defense systems" with a range of 200-300 km.

On June 28th, 2007 in the evening Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez was received by the Russian president Vladimir Putin in his residence Novo-Ogarevo. The guest was on a first-name basis with his Russian colleague, and even called him a brother.

"Thank you, president, thank you, brother, thank you for your invitation," Chavez addressed Putin. He exchanged impressions on the meeting with the mayor of Moscow, Yuriy Luzhkov. They both opened Bolivar centre in Moscow. "We talked about major trends in history, and that geopolitical ideas should be returned," Chavez said.

During the talks of Hugo Chavez with Lukashenko he complained that external opponents (USA and EU) interfere with the development of Venezuela-Belarus-Russia warm relationships.

"We have a lot of obstacles and opponents, first of all this is an empire which names us dictators", - has declared Hugo Chaves. "We have brought with ourselves our heat and solidarity with Belarus, it is a part of our own advantage".

Hugo Chaves ascertained successes in realization of two-way deals. In this connection he has told: "If we managed to make so much for a year how much it will be possible to make for twenty years which we shall be at authority " On what Lukashenko has declared, addressing to Chaves: "Please, do not frighten Americans".

So, where is  Hugo Chaves now in the year 2013?