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Pezeshkian slams interference in Venezuelan election
The Iranian president made the remarks in a phone conversation with his Venezuelan counterpart Maduro on Monday night.
The Iranian president, meanwhile, congratulated Maduro on his victory in Venezuela’s 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.
The Iranian president also reassured Maduro of Iran’s readiness for expansion of all-out cooperation with the Latin American country.
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.
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.”
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.