2022-06-11 21:04:39
Oil producers
Bilateral relations between the two oil producers were already close during the presidency of former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and have been strengthened under Maduro. In 2020, Tehran sent ships laden with gasoline and petroleum products to Venezuela, the country with the largest crude oil reserves in the world, after a sharp drop in oil production. In May, Iran's Oil Minister Javad Owji visited Venezuela in search of "routes" to "overcome" the effects of U.S. sanctions against the two countries.
Maduro declared in Tehran that "Venezuela has gone through difficult and turbulent years as a result of the aggressions of imperialism. But Venezuela has resisted, contained the aggression, and entered a stage of real and true recovery," the Latin American leader said.
Raisi praised the "determination of the people, the authorities, and the president of Venezuela, which allowed the country to resist the sanctions. For the Iranian, "today, the country [Venezuela] leaves hyperinflation behind and begins economic growth. It is a good sign, which shows that resistance works and will force the enemy to retreat," the Iranian leader said.
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