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Envoy: Iran-Venezuela Relations Stand against Hegemonic Policies
TEHRAN, May 4 (FNA)- Iranian Ambassador to Caracas Abdolreza Mesri reiterated on Wednesday that Iran and Venezuela have decided to expand their ties to secure their interests and to confront the hegemonic policies of certain countries.
"The relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Venezuela are based on mutual interests and are affected by the common points of the two countries' revolutions, including movement towards self-reliance on the domestic level and justice-seeking and confrontation against hegemonic policies on the international scene," Mesri said.
He also underlined Iran's resolve to assist Venezuela in different technical fields and help to the further development of the Latin American country.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a meeting with Venezuelan Ambassador to Tehran David Velasquez Caraballo in March stressed Iran's eagerness to further develop relations with Caracas in all fields.
"Expansion of Iran-Venezuela ties in all domains helps peace, stability and security in the world," Ahmadinejad said at the time.
Since taking office in 2005, the Iranian President has expanded Iran's cooperation with many Latin American states, including Venezuela, Bolivia and Cuba.
But the strong and rapidly growing ties between Iran and Venezuela have raised eyebrows in the US and its western allies since Tehran and Caracas have forged an alliance against the imperialist and colonialist powers and are striving hard to reinvigorate their relations with the other independent countries which pursue a line of policy independent from the US.
The US Department of State has announced that it would closely monitor the recent energy agreements between Venezuela and Iran.
The US State Department's announcement came after Chavez, on a visit to Iran, signed a number of agreements focused on energy cooperation with Ahmadinejad.
Among the agreements signed were pacts for the formation of a joint oil shipping company and joint construction of petrochemical plants, as well as Venezuela's participation in the exploitation of Iran's South Pars gas field.
Under the shipping agreement, PDV Marina, Petroleos de Venezuela SA's shipping subsidiary, and Iran's IRISL Group, plan to create a maritime oil transport firm that will enable Caracas to sell more than 500,000 bbl of crude in Europe and Asia.
"The relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Venezuela are based on mutual interests and are affected by the common points of the two countries' revolutions, including movement towards self-reliance on the domestic level and justice-seeking and confrontation against hegemonic policies on the international scene," Mesri said.
He also underlined Iran's resolve to assist Venezuela in different technical fields and help to the further development of the Latin American country.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a meeting with Venezuelan Ambassador to Tehran David Velasquez Caraballo in March stressed Iran's eagerness to further develop relations with Caracas in all fields.
"Expansion of Iran-Venezuela ties in all domains helps peace, stability and security in the world," Ahmadinejad said at the time.
Since taking office in 2005, the Iranian President has expanded Iran's cooperation with many Latin American states, including Venezuela, Bolivia and Cuba.
But the strong and rapidly growing ties between Iran and Venezuela have raised eyebrows in the US and its western allies since Tehran and Caracas have forged an alliance against the imperialist and colonialist powers and are striving hard to reinvigorate their relations with the other independent countries which pursue a line of policy independent from the US.
The US Department of State has announced that it would closely monitor the recent energy agreements between Venezuela and Iran.
The US State Department's announcement came after Chavez, on a visit to Iran, signed a number of agreements focused on energy cooperation with Ahmadinejad.
Among the agreements signed were pacts for the formation of a joint oil shipping company and joint construction of petrochemical plants, as well as Venezuela's participation in the exploitation of Iran's South Pars gas field.
Under the shipping agreement, PDV Marina, Petroleos de Venezuela SA's shipping subsidiary, and Iran's IRISL Group, plan to create a maritime oil transport firm that will enable Caracas to sell more than 500,000 bbl of crude in Europe and Asia.
