Crew of Venezuelan training ship Simon Bolivar is intent on overcoming ice obstacle on the way to St. Petersburg, said Venezuelan military attaché in Russia RADM Nestor Colina during the interview to at brief press conference on Apr 18, 2011. The press conference was held in St. Petersburg Cultural Center with participation of Venezuelan ambassador to Russia Hugo Jose Garcia Hernandez and military attaché Nestor Colina. Main subject was Venezuela's Culture Days in Russia associated with 200th anniversary of Venezuelan declaration of independence. Call of training sailer Simon Bolivar at St. Petersburg was to become an essential element of the festivities' program. According to initial plans, the Venezuelan sailer was supposed to arrive in St. Petersburg as early as Tuesday morning, but severe ice situation in the Gulf of Finland caused unpredictable delay. When the press conference was held, exact date of the sailer's arrival was still uncertain.
