MOSCOW. May 6 (Interfax) - The Russian military mission stationed in Venezuela might be enlarged, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Gorge Arreaza said at a press conference on Monday.
"There is a mission of specialists based on Venezuelan territory at present. Of course, it could be enlarged," Arreaza said.
The Russian specialists stationed in Venezuela operate in various areas, including militarily, he said.
Most military hardware Venezuela uses was made in Russia and purchased since 2001, Arreaza said.
"We need to service and upgrade hardware and exchange military-technical information," he said.