Chavez to sign major arms deals in Moscow
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that his oil-rich nation will sign major arms deals in Moscow to acquire Russian fighter jets and produce Kalashnikov assault rifles, and he slammed U.S. criticism of the weapons sales.
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Russia and Indonesia signed a $1 billion defense deal Thursday that will allow Indonesia to buy dozens of helicopters, tanks and submarines &#151; part of visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin's efforts to boost his country's military clout in Asia.
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The deal between Serbia and Russiaâs Gazprom comes four days after Russia announced a major deal with Bulgaria.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez prepared to send helicopters into neighboring Colombia to pick up three hostages who have been held for years by leftist rebels.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez named Ali Rodriguez, chief of the state-run oil company PDVSA, as the country&#39;s new foreign minister, local media quoted government sources as saying on Sunday.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez confirmed Saturday that he plans to witness the release of three hostages held for years by the Colombian left-wing guerrilla group FARC.
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A sizable group out of the  six foreign oil majors negotiating with Venezuela the  nationalization of multibillion dollar projects are about to  sign deals, the OPEC member&#39;s energy minister said on  Wednesday.
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Venezuela will install an advanced air-defense system with anti-aircraft missiles capable of shooting down approaching enemy warplanes, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Thursday.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrives in Russia for talks likely to focus on military co-operation.
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U.S. objections will not prevent Venezuela from going ahead with its plans to purchase 100,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles and dozens of helicopters from Russia, Venezuela's vice president said Friday.
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BEIJING The Venezuelan president, Hugo ChÃ¡vez, finished a four-day visit to China during the weekend in which he signed agreements that promise to open China&#39;s access to Venezuela&#39;s oil and natural gas fields.
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Russia is preparing to sign a deal with Iran this month to start atomic fuel shipments for a Moscow-built nuclear reactor there, a Russian nuclear source said on Monday.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez  bolstered his cooperation with Cuba on Saturday by signing  energy, farming and finance accords, including a deal to expand  of one of his socialist ally's oil refineries.
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Venezuela is buying helicopters, boats and military transport planes in defense deals worth about &#36;2.7 billion, modernizing its military as tensions grow between leftist President Hugo Chavez and the United States.
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President Hugo Chavez's government moved to nationalize Venezuela's largest private electric company on Thursday, signing an agreement to buy a controlling stake in Electricidad de Caracas from its U.S.-based owner, AES Corp.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday said he was willing to meet guerrilla leaders in the Colombian jungle to broker a humanitarian accord between Colombia's government and leftist rebels.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday said he plans to buy 5,000 Dragunov sniper rifles from Russia to protect the oil-rich nation from a possible U.S. invasion.