Venezuela values friendly ties with Belarus and is going to strengthen the bilateral cooperation, Americo Diaz Nunez, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to Belarus, said at the forum “Chavez, the symbol of revolution in Latin America and beyond” in Minsk. The diplomat believes that the Belarus-Venezuela cooperation that has made so much progress recently is based on friendly ties between the presidents of Belarus and Venezuela. Hugo Chavez was a big friend of the Belarusian people and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. “The people of Venezuela really appreciate the support of the Belarusian people and their efforts to improve living standards in Venezuela. Belarus-assisted construction of housing, provision of gas services, establishment of assembly plants to manufacture tractors, cars and road construction machines and Latin America’s biggest and most advanced plant to produce building materials contribute to Venezuela’s economic growth and creation of new jobs. All this attests to the remarkable achievements in improving the quality of life and investments into the national economy,” the Ambassador said.