In a telephone conversation on Sunday, Ahmadinejad expressed hope that all the signed agreements between the two countries would be implemented soon, Mehr said.
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Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during an event to mark Iran's National Day of Nuclear Technology in Tehran April 8, 2008 |
Iranian Mines and Industries Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian was in Caracas last week to attend the Fifth Iran-Venezuela Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation and signed six cooperation deals in industry, energy, agriculture, housing, infrastructure and physical education with the Venezuelan side.
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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaks during a joint news conference with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Recife, capital of the northeastern state of Pernambuco, March 27, 2008. |
For his part, Chavez expressed satisfaction over growing ties between the two countries, adding the Islamic Republic has always supported Venezuela in confronting the international imperialism, according to the report.