Friday, May 30, 2008

Venezuela and France in military cooperation talks ... Caracas interested in high-tech arms

Caracas Daily Journal (Jeremy Morgan): Senior military officers from France and Venezuela have been meeting in Caracas this week to discuss cooperation in the Caribbean and to sign a plan for 2009, the Globovisión website reported, citing unidentified military sources from both sides.

The meeting was headed by Brig. Gen. Bruno Pinget of France and the head of the Venezuelan chiefs of staff, Gen. Julio Ramon Fernandez. They visited military bases and discussed operational aspects in the Caribbean.

France still has a presence in the Caribbean, including the national territory of Martinique. (Please don't call it a colony if you want to be popular in Paris).

The territories are considered an integral part of the republic and are still ruled directly from the French capital.

Fernandez said regular contacts would allow Venezuela access to advanced military technology.

Venezuelan officers also received "high level" training in France, he added. The next meeting is scheduled to take place in Paris during the first half of next year.

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