Venezuela and Belarus on Monday signed a series of agreements on cooperation in the fields of technology, education and energy, during a visit by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, according to reports from Belarus's capital Minsk on Monday.

Chavez began an official visit to Belarus on Sunday, the first ever to the former Soviet republic by a Latin American president.

Chavez held talks with Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko and signed a joint declaration, in which both leaders agreed to strengthen consultations and cooperation in political, technological, educational, military, and energy sectors.

After the visit to Belarus, Chavez will head for Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin and seal a deal to buy Russian planes and weapons.

Source: Xinhua