Iran to support Venezuela amid economic situation


(MENAFN) Foreign Ministry Director General for American Affairs Mohammad Keshavarzzadeh said on Thursday that both the government and private sector of the Islamic Republic of Iran are ready to aid the nation and government of Venezuela in order to beat the current hardship.

These comments were made by Keshavarzzadeh, who is in Caracas for talks with Venezuelan officials, on late Wednesday in his meeting with Venezuelan Sectoral Vice President of Economy Wilmar Soteldo.

The Iranian and Venezuelan officials also highlighted the importance of adopting new policies in line with widening Tehran-Caracas relations based on present conditions.

For his part, Venezuela's vice president for economic affairs said that "Islamic Republic of Iran was one of the few countries which helped transfer of technology and technical knowhow to this country."

He also stressed the importance of finding replicable resources of oil saying that "now, it is the turn of the Venezuelan nation to move along with the path taken by the people of Iran and reduce dependency on its oil-driven economy."

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