Salehi Wishes Health For Chavez

Tehran, Feb 16, IRNA – Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi in a telephone talk with his Venezuelan counterpart wished President Hugo Chavez health and immediate recovery. According to a report by Foreign Ministryˈs Media Diplomacy Bureau, he also underlined friendly and profound ties between the two countries. Elias Jaua, for his part, expressed pleasure over increasing bilateral ties and congratulated Salehi on the victory anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Chavez is suffering from cancer and is currently under treatment in Cuba./end