Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday discussed joint finance, energy and military projects, Putin's spokesman said.
They had an extensive telephone conversation in the course of Putin's working visit to the city of Kirov in northeastern European Russia, Dmitry Peskov said.
"They discussed in detail the current status of trade and economic cooperation, including the implementation of specific financial, energy and military projects," he said.
KIROV, February 3 (RIA Novosti)