On April 23, 2026 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Dzmitry Dzeravinski, met with the Sectoral Vice-President for Planning – Minister for Planning of Venezuela, Ricardo Jose Menendez Prieto.

The meeting was also attended by the Minister of Industry and National Trade of Venezuela, Luis Antonio Villlegas Ramirez; the Deputy Minister of Industry and National Trade of Venezuela, Jose Javier Hernandez Castillo; and the President of the Venezuelan Automobile Industry Corporation ‘Corsoauto’ Mileidy Andreina Bastidas Montilla.
The parties discussed in detail a wide range of issues relating to Belarusian-Venezuelan cooperation in the industrial sector, with an emphasis on bilateral projects for the assembly of tractors and cargo vehicles at joint venture sites in Barinas State; exchanged views on the priorities and modalities of cooperation in this area; agreed to hold a series of expert and technical-level events in the near future with a view to intensifying cooperative ties.