Chavez Thanks Russia

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez is grateful to the Russian leadership for advanced armaments intended to ensure his country’s independence.

­“I would like to thank President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for the world’s most advanced armaments manufactured in our dear, fraternal Russia,” Chavez said. His comments were made over the phone while greeting servicemen participating in a special ceremony to mark the presentation of the Russian military hardware to the Venezuelan army on Wednesday. “Thank you, Russia!” the president exclaimed.

Venezuela has no intention of attacking any country and only needs weapons to safeguard its independence, Chavez stressed. He urged soldiers of the Bolivarian army to remember they “have the world’s best weapons.”