OREANDA-NEWS  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has stated the need to bring relations between Caracas and Moscow to a new level. 

"Venezuela and Russia have a broad, positive and fruitful agenda, and cooperation between the countries needs to be further developed by implementing this agenda," he said. "Russia and Venezuela share aspirations for a better world without hegemony, threats, sanctions and harassment."

The agency recalls that earlier this week, the delegations of the two countries held a meeting at which agreements were signed in the fields of technology, energy, and education. trade, finance and tourism.