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Russia's Lavrov Awards Venezuelan Foreign Minister With Order of Friendship

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Venezuelan Ambassador to Russia Carlos Rafael Faria Tortosa - Sputnik International, 1920, 21.09.2022
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UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has awarded his Venezuelan counterpart, Carlos Faria Tortosa, with the Order of Friendship for special contribution to the development of relations between the two countries, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Wednesday.
"I would like to fulfill the honorable duty and, in accordance with the decree of the president of the Russian Federation, award you with the Order of Friendship for your special contribution to the development of relations between our countries," Lavrov said during a meeting at the UN General Assembly.
Russia and Venezuela have been having extremely good relations for decades, with Russian President Vladimir Putin praising the Latin American nation as a "reliable partner" while receiving credentials from Venezuelan Ambassador Jesus Salazar and 23 other foreign diplomats in Moscow on Tuesday.
Russian Ambassador to Venezuela, Sergey Melik Bagdasarov, center, stands in front of a mural featuring Russian President Vladimir Putin and the late President Hugo Chavez, during an event to inaugurate a basketball and soccer venue, in the Catia neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 2, 2022.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 17.08.2022
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