News -Middle East: President Masoud Pezeshkian has reassured his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro of Iran’s readiness for expansion of all-out cooperation with the Latin American country.

The chief executive made the remarks in a telephone conversation with Maduro on Monday.

Pezeshkian laid particular emphasis on the Islamic Republic’s preparedness for enhancement of economic and commercial exchanges and cooperation with Venezuela, and provision of technical and engineering services to the country.

In the same context, he stressed the need for complete and expeditious implementation of existing agreements between the two sides.

The Iranian president, meanwhile, congratulated Maduro on his victory in Venezuela’s recent presidential election that extended his incumbency in the position.

Pezeshkian expressed solidarity on the part of Tehran with the Venezuelan nation, condemning whatever instance of foreign interference in the country’s internal affairs.

Maduro, for his part, emphasized his country’s readiness for further expansion of cooperation with the Islamic Republic, asserting, “A leap forward in the [bilateral] cooperation would constitute a path towards attainment of progress, welfare, and prosperity for both countries.”

He expressed gratitude towards Pezeshkian for congratulating him on the occasion of his electoral victory.

The Venezuelan president also pointed to the post-election riots that took place in his country following his victory, calling the unrest the result of a Zionist plot hatched in cooperation with the United States and some other Western states with the aim of wreaking destruction on independent countries.

“We will resist and confront such plots once again, and will undoubtedly emerge victorious,” Maduro said.

Venezuela’s National Electoral Council declared Maduro the winner of the July 29 election with 51 percent of the vote against opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez’s 44 percent.

The United States and its allies have, however, held off recognizing the results, and supported the violent protesters.

Source: Press TV