OPEC has benefited greatly from Venezuela

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On the occasion of the 64th anniversary of the founding of the organization of petroleum exporting countries, secretary general Haitham Al-Ghais recognized the leadership role of Venezuelans in the success of the organization.

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00:00In other news, on the occasion of the 64th anniversary of the founding of the Organization

00:04of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Secretary-General Haitham Al-Ghais recognized the leadership

00:09role of Venezuelans in the success of the organization.

00:15This day presents us with a special occasion to honor the efforts of all those who have

00:19worked with such dedication throughout our history and who have allowed OPEC and its

00:26essential foundations to consolidate with resounding success.

00:30Additionally, it is vital to highlight that in all these years, OPEC has benefited greatly

00:41from the exceptional leadership of many outstanding and illustrious Venezuelans, General Secretaries,

00:53heads and workers of our Secretariat in Vienna, who have collaborated immensely to consecrate

01:00the success of our organization.

01:03OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al-Ghais greeted the Venezuelan people, President Nicolas Maduro

01:08and other Venezuelan authorities on the 64th anniversary of the organization.

01:17Distinguished authorities and people of Venezuela, today we meet to celebrate with great pride

01:21the 64th anniversary of the founding of OPEC.

01:29It is a great pleasure and an immense honor to present this message to the people of the

01:33Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and its authorities, including His Excellency, President Nicolas

01:39Maduro, the Honorable Vice President, Minister of Petroleum Her Excellency Delsi Rodriguez

01:44and other members of her Ministerial Cabinet.

01:51On this day we celebrate that historic meeting in Baghdad 64 years ago, which resulted in

01:57the signing of an agreement by our five founding members, namely the Islamic Republic of Iran,

02:06Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.

02:13With this extraordinary agreement, OPEC was born, and a new era of multilateral energy

02:18cooperation was born.

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