India-Venezuela Bilateral Relations  

Resident Embassies have been in existence in Caracas and New Delhi for over three decades and considerable mutual goodwill and cordiality between the two countries is most apparent in multilateral fora. Venezuela is a member of NAM and G-15.


Visits From India to Venezuela

Political

  • Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi 1968
  • MoS Shri Salman Khurshid 1993
  • MoS(P & NG) Capt. Satish Sharma 1995
  • Minister of Commerce & Industry, Shri Murasoli Maran, 2001
  • Minister of Textiles, Shri K. Rana 2002
  • EAM, Shri Yashwant Sinha 2004
  • Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Shri. Ghulam Nabi Azad 2005
  • Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Shri Rao Inderjit Singh, 2005

Official

  • Secretary(West) (FOC) 1996
  • AS(LAC) (FOC) 2002


From Venezuela to India

Political  

  • President, Dr. Rafael Caldera (as President of IPU) 1982
  • Brief halts by President Chavez in Mumbai 1999, 2000,2001
  • Minister of Foreign Trade 1994
  • Minister of Energy and Mines 1996
  • Foreign Minister, Mr. Burelli Rivas 1997
  • Vice-Minister of Energy & Mines 1997
  • Minister for Science & Technology 2001
  • Minister for Education 2001
  • OPEC Secretary-General, Dr.Ali Rodriguez 2001
  • Foreign Minister, Mr. Jesus Arnaldo Perez Sep., 2004
  • Vice-Minister for Science & Technology, Dr. Nuris Orihuela, Nov., 2004
  • Vice Minister in charge of Asia, Middle East & Oceania, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
    Mr. William Izarra Feb., 2005
  • President Hugo Chavez Frias 2005 (March 4-7)
  • Vice Minister for Investment Promotion, Ministry of Basic Industry and Mines,
    Mr. Valmore Vasquez, November 2005
  • Governor of Falcon State, Mr. Jesus Antonio Montilla Aponte, May 2006
  • Vice Minister for Asia, Middle East and Oceania, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
    Mr. Alcides Daniel Rondon Rivero, June 2006
  • Vice Minister for Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Jenny Figueredo Frias, Special Envoy, August 2006


Official

  • DG, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (FOC) May 2004
  • Comprtoller General, Mr. Clodosbaldo Rusián, 24/02 to 01/03, 2006
    (on CAG's invitation)


Bilateral Agreements  

  1. Cultural Agreement – 1984
  2. Cultural Exchange Programme 1993-95 (Negotiations are on for a new Programme)
  3. MoU on Cooperation in the area of S&T – 1987
  4. MoU on Cooperation in the Hydrocarbon Sector - 1996
  5. MoU on Foreign Office Consultations – 1999
  6. Agreement between OIL and PDVSA for study & exploration of heavy oil in Rajasthan – 2003
  7. MoU for Cooperation between the Diplomatic Institutes of India and Venezuela – 2004
  8. Agreement in the Area of Hydrocarbons – 2005
  9. MoU in the area of Bio Technology – 2005
  10. MoU on Cooperation in Space -2005
  11. MoU on Cooperation between PDVSA and OVL – 2005
  12. MoU on Establishment of Joint commission – 2005
  13. Letter of Intent on Cooperation in field of Railways between IRCON and IAFE (Railway Institute of Venezuela) – 2005
  14. MoU on Visa Exemption for Diplomatic, Official and Service Passports - 2005


Updated September 2005