Both countries agree on the need to advance in bilateral cooperation in areas such as education (exchange of students), transportation, tourism and culture, among others, official sources informed.

Venezuela and Rwanda established diplomatic relations on August 18, 1981, as a way of strengthening the existing ties of cooperation and understanding between the two countries.

In 2010, both governments signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a Consultation Mechanism.

The G77+China Summit will continue until Saturday, under the theme “Current Development Challenges: Role of Science, Technology and Innovation”.

The G77+China is the most diverse consultation group in the multilateral sphere, with 134 member States representing two-thirds of the United Nations’ membership and 80 percent of the world’s population.

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