Venezuela planning to use Russia's GLONASS system - Maduro

MOSCOW/CARACAS. Dec 7 (Interfax) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced an intention to use the Russian satellite navigation system GLONASS in his country.

"The GLONASS satellite system created in Russia will come to Venezuela," Maduro told journalists on Thursday.

The two countries signed a number of multibillion contracts during his visit to Russia, the president said.