Venezuela and China signed 19 documents Saturday in Caracas on issues ranging from economic cooperation to visa procedures following talks between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and visiting Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong.

The documents include a letter of intent on China's investment in the construction of an agricultural special economic zone on Guara Island and Venezuela's telecommunications network.

The two countries signed memorandums of understanding on the peaceful utilization of the outer space, on ocean shipping, and an agreement on oil and gas exploitation.

They also agreed to simplify visa procedures for officials engaged in governmental cooperation programs.

Zeng, at the invitation of his Venezuelan counterpart Jose Vicente Rangel, arrived here Friday for an official visit.

He is in a five-nation tour in Latin America and the Caribbean, which has taken him to Mexico and Peru. He will also visit Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica, where he is scheduled to attend the opening of the first ministerial meeting of the China-Caribbean Economy and Trade Cooperation Forum.