Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has reaffirmed the intention of closer economic relations with Venezuela during his trip to Latin America. “Venezuela is one of the closest and most reliable friends in Latin America and in the world in general, and we have a close strategic partnership,” Lavrov said at a joint press conference with Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Yván Gil on Tuesday. Lavrov met with Yván Gil, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez and with Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela’s capital Caracas. More than 340 agreements have been signed between Venezuela and Russia thi…