Chavez promises that Venezuela will stand beside Iran

Jul 29, 2006, 16:00 GMT

 

Tehran - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday in Tehran that Venezuela would always stand beside Iran.

 

'I stress herewith that, under whatever circumstances, we will always stand beside the Iranian nation. History has shown that as long as we stay united, we can remain resistant and defeat imperialism,' Chavez said in a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

 

Calling Ahmadinejad 'my brother', Chavez said that during his visit to Iran, several oil contracts would be signed between Iranian and Venezuelan companies.

 

Ahmadinejad praised Chavez's 'good and decisive stance' against the US and said that having him in Iran was 'like a meeting between two brothers and comrades.'

 

'Mr Chavez is very close to Iran due to his revolutionary standpoints and also the two countries of Iran and Venezuela have various common points on regional and global issues,' Ahmadinejad said.

 

'We therefore consider the progress of Venezuela like our own progress,' the president said.

 

One day later than scheduled, Chavez arrived on Saturday in Tehran for a two-day visit. The purpose of the visit was to discuss with Ahmadinejad the latest global developments, finalize joint energy projects and harmonize the future stance of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

 

Chavez was also expected to receive on Sunday the 'High Medal of the Islamic Republic of Iran' for his contribution to improving bilateral ties in recent years.

 

Accompanied by Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez, Chavez was also scheduled to sign some energy agreements before leaving Iran on Sunday.

 

He was also expected to inaugurate the new Venezuelan embassy building in Tehran and talk to Iranian business leaders in the capital's chamber of commerce.

 

The Venezuelan president, who is very popular within Iran's ruling system due to his anti-US stance and favourable position towards Tehran's controversial nuclear programme, was also scheduled to meet with former presidents Mohammad Khatami and Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani.

 

? 2006 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur

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The padded room gets more crowded.

I just wish we can Noriega his ass.

Chavez really needs to be overthrown.

chavez is one of the croonies of Cuba, but at least cuba is smart enough to keep silent.

I wonder what Miguel Cabrera thinks of this.

Chavez is the sole reason why i dont buy citgo gasoline

Chavez is a douchebag and needs an asskicking in the worst way.

I wonder what Miguel Cabrera thinks of this.

 

its funny...as much as i disagree with you about different things...why is this also the first thing that came to mind? :hat

Man, Chavez will go to great lengths to piss off the U.S. government. It's kind of funny, actually.

 

We do need to start thinking about giving him the boot, however.

Pat Robertson was right!

Next time there is a coup, the US Air Force needs the extract him from the country "for his own safety" and get asylum in Nigeria or something.

Before everyone condemns Iran for being this evil country, why don't you look back at the history between the US and Iran? The US hasn't exactly done the Iranian people any favors in the past half a century.

 

Similarly, what has the US done in South and Central America other than install puppet regimes that favor our foreign policies? God forbid some people have a bit of national pride.

 

 

/sorry if a little off topic but the hypocrisy really bothers me....lets stay objective please.

Wow more oil to the fire.This may be world war 3.