As part of his fourth working visit in his global tour, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez arrived Wednesday in the air base of Vnukovo, located in Moscow, the capital city of Russia.

Russian Vice-Minister for Northern Latin America Affairs Kislyak Serguei Ivanovich, Foreign Ministry director of protocol Mikhail Orlovest, and Venezuelan ambassador Alexis Navarro welcomed the ruler.

The head of state and his suite went to President Hotel, where he will lodge during his stay in the Russian city, official Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias (ABN) reported.

President Chávez is to start Thursday his work agenda very early in the morning with a visit to the Library of Foreign Languages. There, he will uncover a bust of Liberator Simón Bolívar.

Afterwards, he will head for the Kremlin, the government venue, to meet in private with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Delegations of both countries are expected to hold a parallel meeting.

Both presidents will make a joint press conference for national reporters and foreign correspondents accredited in Russia.