Talking prior to his departure for Venezuela, the president hailed ‘cordial’ political, economic, and trade relations between Iran with the three states, describing his country’s energy cooperation with Latin America as “good”.

Raeisi referred to Iran’s exports of technical and engineering services to the three countries as another field of their cooperation.

The ties between Iran and independent states in Latin America are “strategic”, he said and added, “The common stance of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the three countries of Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba is to stand up to hegemony and unilateralism.”

In June 2022, Iran and Venezuela signed a 20-year partnership agreement to boost their cooperation in different fields during Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s visit to Tehran.

The president is accompanied by Oil Minister Javad Owji, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and a number of other ministers and top officials.