OREANDA-NEWS. On December 07, 2007 the National Exhibition of the Republic of Belarus opened in Caracas as part of the official visit of the President of the Republic of Belarus to Venezuela, reported the Official website http://president.gov.by.

Participating in the opening ceremony, and this is the first large-scale exhibition of Belarusian products in Latin America, were Alexander Lukashenko and Hugo Chavez. Speaking about the bilateral cooperation, the President of Venezuela said: “We are only at the beginning of the way. But our unity is guaranteed”.

Around 220 Belarusian products are exhibited in the pavilion which covers the area of more than 6,000 square kilometres. The Presidents acquainted themselves with the exhibited products with big interest.

In the open air, equipment produced by Minsk Automobile Works (MAZ trademark) and Belarusian Automobile Works (BelAZ trademark) is put on display. Alexander Lukashenko and Hugo Chavez went for a small ride on a BelAZ truck which load-carrying capacity was 130 tonnes.

All in all, the Presidents spent around 6 hours together on that day.

On 8 December, the President of Belarus will continue his official visit to Venezuela. Some important documents are expected to be signed, which will help the two states to boost cooperation in various spheres.