November
29, 2004
Chávez
and Jatami highlight common interests
between Venezuela and Iran
(El Nacional) - "Venezuelan
President Hugo Chávez made an official
visit to Iran, with the goal of expanding
bilateral relations between both countries.
During the first day of
his visit he closed a deal to purchase
486 Iranian tractors (…)
'Iran and Venezuela have
lots of common interests and goals. This
is why we must take our political and
economical relations to the highest level',
Jatami said (…)
Chávez announced
that Jatami will visit Venezuela next
year, 'showing the dynamism of these relations
through the installation of a tractor
factory and an Iranian cement plant in
Venezuela, also by strengthening relations
with members of the OPEC and defending
oil prices' (…)
Chávez unveiled
a statue of Venezuelan liberator Simón
Bolívar and inaugurated a street
in Teheran with Bolívar's name
too (…)".
