According to him, a special scientific and military council is being created in the country for this.
“We have everything to create our own weapons system, while continuing to cooperate with Russia, China, Cuba, Iran, with the whole world, we will continue to receive scientific and technological support from them, as well as in terms of weapons, but we must move towards independence ", - said Maduro at the ceremony in honor of the 15th anniversary of the strategic command of the Venezuelan armed forces.
His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
Earlier it became known about the imposition of sanctions against Nicholas Maduro for his cooperation with Iran.
According to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Iranian authorities worked with Venezuela to bypass the UN arms embargo.