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 (…)".
