MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 07th October, 2020) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has emphasized the solidarity shown by Russia to Venezuela in a birthday message to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday.
"The people of Bolivar congratulate and embrace their brother-president Vladimir Putin. I reaffirm my endless gratitude for your gestures of solidarity and cooperation with our homeland in these difficult times for humanity. Happy birthday!" Maduro wrote in a Twitter post that also contained a video showing Putin's previous meetings with Venezuelan leaders.
The video also included footage from the arrival of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 in the South American country on Friday. In total, 2,000 people in Venezuela will take part in the third phase of trials for the vaccine.
