Cooperación entre Cuba y Venezuela alcanzó los USD 1 499 millones en 2009/Venezuela-Cuba cooperation totals USD 1.5 billion in 2009 (up date 1)

“El programa de cooperación económica entre Cuba y Venezuela (...) ha mantenido un desarrollo ascendente, que en 2009 alcanza la cifra de 1.499 millones de dólares para la ejecución de 107 proyectos”, dijo el ministro cubano de Comercio Exterior e Inversiones Extranjeras, Rodrigo Malmierca, citado por el diario oficial Granma ( full information)/ Cooperation programs between Venezuela and Cuba hit almost USD 1.5 billion in 2009, reported Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade Rodrigo Malmierca, as quoted by state-run media. The high-ranking officer noted that 31 Cuban organizations and institutions are engaged in 107 bilateral projects, including services and medical staff commissioned by the Cuban government to work in Venezuela, Efe reported ( full information)