On 4 May 2026, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Dzmitry Dzeravinski, met with the Deputy Minister for Ecological Mining Development of Venezuela for Non-Gold Strategic Minerals, Jesús Ricardo Mieres Vitanza.
The parties discussed practical steps to intensify cooperation in the mining sector, including the possibility of supplying BelAZ dump trucks and related Belarusian-made equipment, taking into account the needs of the Venezuelan side. A plan for joint action in the near future was outlined.