Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro welcomes Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas as he begins a Latin American tour that will also take him to Cuba and Nicaragua, some of Iran's political allies in the region, all under sanctions from a common adversary, the United States.
Before departing Tehran, Raisi had said his visit was at the invitation of the presidents of "friendly countries" Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba, and was aimed at improving "economic, political and scientific cooperation."
The four countries are all allies of Russia, an international pariah since its invasion of Ukraine last year.
"Over the last two years, our cooperation with these countries has developed... in the domains of industry, agriculture, science, technology and medicine," Raisi told the Irna news agency.
Iran and Venezuela are members of the OPEC oil cartel, central to international discussions about the energy crisis sparked by Russia's war on Ukraine.
The war has led to an increase in global efforts to solve Venezuela's political and economic crisis.
Last year, the U.S. sent delegates to Caracas to meet Maduro, and after talks resumed between his government and the opposition in November, Washington granted a six-month license to U.S. energy giant Chevron to operate in Venezuela.
The South American country has the world's largest oil reserves. #venezuela #russia #ukraine #voanews
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