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Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodriguez connected Wednesday (June 3, 2026) arrived successful the nationalist superior for a five-day moving sojourn aimed astatine further deepening the bilateral ties betwixt India and Venezuela.
Welcoming the Venezuelan leader, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) successful a station connected X said that the sojourn would supply an accidental for some countries to fortify practice and physique connected the momentum successful their bilateral partnership.
“A lukewarm invited to Acting President Delcy Rodriguez of Venezuela connected her accomplishment successful New Delhi. During her visit, Acting President Rodriguez volition clasp bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The sojourn volition further deepen India-Venezuela ties and physique connected the momentum successful the bilateral partnership,” the station read.
During her visit, Ms. Rodriguez is scheduled to clasp bilateral discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and different elder Indian leadership, including External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
According to a release, the MEA said that the sojourn volition beryllium from June 3 to June 7.
Ms. Rodriguez was earlier scheduled to sojourn India to enactment successful the International Big Cat Alliance Summit connected June 1, which was subsequently deferred.
She volition present undertake a ceremonial moving sojourn accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising Venezuela’s Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Economy and Finance, Science and Technology, Communication and Information, and Transportation.
She volition statesman her engagements with the Indian broadside connected June 4 with a gathering scheduled with Mr. Jaishankar, followed by authoritative talks with the Prime Minister astatine Hyderabad House.
Ms. Rodriguez volition besides wage homage to Mahatma Gandhi astatine Rajghat arsenic portion of her itinerary.
According to the MEA, during the high-level discussions, some sides are expected to reappraisal the full spectrum of India-Venezuela relations and research avenues to deepen practice successful cardinal sectors, including vigor security, commercialized and investment, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, transportation, and renewable energy.
The MEA noted that the sojourn is expected to further fortify bilateral ties and heighten engagement betwixt the 2 countries, which stock traditionally lukewarm relations rooted successful practice successful the vigor assemblage and shared committedness to the Global South.
Ms. Rodriguez has antecedently visited India successful her earlier capacities arsenic Foreign Minister successful 2015 and arsenic Vice President successful 2019, 2023, 2024, and 2025, making this her sixth sojourn to India successful her existent capacity.
MEA further elaborate that the Venezuelan delegation volition besides undertake tract visits connected to India’s energy, pharmaceutical, and automotive sectors to amended recognize concern capabilities and place caller opportunities for collaboration.
On economical engagement, the MEA highlighted that bilateral commercialized betwixt India and Venezuela stood astatine $678.94 cardinal successful FY 2025-26. It besides noted increasing practice successful the vigor sector, with Venezuela becoming the third-largest supplier of crude lipid to India successful May 2026.
MEA further underscored existing partnerships, including ONGC Videsh Limited’s associated task with Corporacion Venezolana del Petroleo, on with caller practice successful pharmaceuticals, AYUSH, integer solutions, and taste speech initiatives.
India and Venezuela, the MEA said, proceed to bask beardown and affable relations supported by expanding practice crossed energy, trade, health, and improvement partnerships.
