Putin to shake hands on contracts with Chavez | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “On April 2, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is expected in Venezuela, where large economic, energy and military contracts are to be signed. Scientific and cultural agreements are still in the works.
This move will reinforce the political agreements which presidents Hugo Chavez and Dmitry Medvedev signed in 2008 in Venezuela and in 2009 in Russia.
Putin has met with Chavez more than once, but it will be his first visit to Venezuela.”