Iran-LatAm ties strategic: President Raisi

Iranian President described the relations between Iran and the independent countries in Latin America as strategic ties and said, "The common position of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the three countries of Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba is to stand against the domination system and confront unilateralism".

Before leaving for Venezuela on Monday to visit 3 Latin American countries, Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi stated, "Today, most of the countries in the Latin American region want to live independently, and the spirit of freedom-seeking, independence and resistance against the domination system is common among the countries that have good relations with Iran".

The President described the relations between Iran and the independent countries in Latin America as strategic ties and said, "The common position of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the three countries of Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba is to stand against the domination system and confront unilateralism".

Ayatollah Raisi stated that in the past years, we have always had good relations with these countries, adding, "Iran, in addition to friendly political, economic and commercial relations with Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba, has also had good cooperation with these countries in the field of energy".

“In the last two years, interactions in the fields of industry, agriculture, science and technology and medicine have also developed favourably,” he said.

The President also listed the export of technical and engineering services as one of the other fields of cooperation between Iran and the three countries, and stated, "These countries, and of course the neighbouring countries and other countries that are friendly and aligned with Iran, have always expressed interest in taking advantage of Iran's capabilities in the field of technology and engineering".

Stating that the countries of the American region have diverse and numerous capacities, president Raisi pointed out, "There are good capacities in the Islamic Republic of Iran, thanks to the Islamic Revolution and the people, whose exchange can help expand and strengthen relations and cooperation with the countries of the Latin American region and other neighbouring countries, and strengthen international interactions between these countries".

The President also expressed hope that considering the approach of strengthening relations with neighbouring, friendly and aligned countries in the 13th Administration, the consultations and signing of memoranda during these trips will be a turning point and an effective step towards improving the level of relations with these three countries in the Latin American region.