Iran a Good Model to Revolutionary Stability: Venezuelan VP

August 10, 2002 - 0:0
MADRID -- Iran's Deputy Foreign Minster for America Affairs Mahdi Mohtashami met on Tuesday night with the Venezuelan Vice-President Jose Vicente Rangel on issues of mutual interests.

At the meeting, Rangel described the Islamic Republic of Iran as a good model who has created a stable motion in its revolutionary trend.

"We have considered Iran as our model in attaining economic stability and safe guarding our independence away from worries hammered by supper powers," he said. "The Venezuelan government is now following up developments in Iran and regards the massive public support as among most important characteristics of the Iranian government."

He termed the systematic allegations charged by America against Iran as 'unacceptable'.

"We think some arrogant powers are to incite Iran and in today's world those who ignore to adhere the interests of the super powers will be accused of wickedness", he pointed out.

Underlining the need for more coordination among ECO members, Iran and Venezuela in particular, in stabilizing the market price and defending a just price, he wished the existing cooperation to be continued in the future.

"Venezuela is seeking to foster Tehran-Caracas relations in all fields," he said.

Mohtashami, for his part, voiced Iranian officials' satisfaction over abortive coup in Venezuela and underlined the continuation of legal state in the country.

He also conferred with the Venezuelan Deputy Foreign Minister Alvaro Mendez on expansion of economic, cultural and political relation between the two sides, said IRNA.