"Jorge Arreasa had a cordial meeting with the Russian ambassador," RIA Novosti quotes the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry.

It is noted that the diplomats discussed the latest news related to the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V.

The parties also touched upon the multilateral agenda of (joint) work and world geopolitics.

Earlier, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, in an interview with journalist Breno Altman, spoke about the results of clinical trials of the Russian vaccine against coronavirus Sputnik V in Venezuela.