00:00And we are live now to Caracas, Venezuela, where the President Nicolás Maduro is at
00:06this hour at the Miraflores Palace, concluding and receiving the credential letters of ambassadors
00:13of several countries. At this hour, we can see that the President is in an official ceremony
00:24just to receive the letters of credence of Argelia, also Haiti, and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
00:40This is an official ceremony to strengthen the bilateral relations, also in the framework
00:56of the visit of the Iranian Parliament Speaker, Mohamed Bakker Kalibaf, at this today in Venezuela.
01:10The meeting was aimed also to develop the relations in the economic, the technological, political
01:20and also cultural fields between Venezuela and Iran.
01:27This ceremony is taking place right after President Nicolás Maduro concluded a bilateral meeting
01:42between the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohamed Bakker Kalibaf, at the Miraflores Palace.
01:50We can see the Foreign Affairs Minister, Iran Hill, who is receiving the Ambassador of Iran,
02:05that is going to present the Letter of Credence to President Nicolás Maduro at this hour at the Miraflores Palace
02:17in Caracas, at the heart of Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. We can see President Nicolás Maduro is set to receive the Letters of Credence.
02:30Let's recall that earlier today, the President held a bilateral meeting with Mohamed Bakker Kalibaf, and also the High Authority was received earlier today
02:43by the President of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodriguez, in which the High Authority of Iran congratulated the Venezuelan people
02:52for the great victory of the Great Patriotic Poll. This is a crucial movement for the diplomatic relations between both countries,
03:07and both governments, and authorities, and people of both nations. Let's recall that the diplomatic relations have strengthened substantially,
03:25especially under the command of Commander Hugo Chávez, and a path that has been reinforced by President Nicolás Maduro. Also, entering the 21st century,
03:41with the arrival of Commander Hugo Chávez to the Presidency, the ties with both governments were strengthened,
03:49particularly in areas of energy production and economic and industrial cooperation.
03:56President and Commander Hugo Chávez visited Iran on several occasions, including 2000 and 2001, early on his very first years in the Presidency of the country.
04:10Also, in March 2005, the Venezuelan government signed a law of cooperation between both governments in economic, cultural, scientific and technological matters.
04:23Those were discussed under the command of Hugo Chávez in 2001, during the visit of Commander Hugo Chávez to Iran, and also for five renewable years,
04:37have been published also in the Extraordinary Official Gazette of March 1, 2005. Ever since the relations, the path of relationship between both countries have just reinforced under the command of President Nicolás Maduro.
04:56Let's recall, earlier today, as a proof of this long-term relationship of friendship and mutual respect between most nations, was proven during the visit to Venezuela of the Iranian parliament speaker,
05:18Mohamed Bakker Kalibaf at the Legislative Palace. Also, earlier, a few minutes ago, President Nicolás Maduro held a meeting with the Iranian parliament speaker, Mohamed Bakker Kalibaf,
05:32in which they both show a bond of respect and also in a way to show the support between both countries amid a complex political scenario marked,
05:47by U.S. sanctions towards both countries and also the imposition of unilateral coercive measures amid this economic war that seeks to hamper the economic development between both countries.
06:05This is a proof that Venezuela is not alone, nor is Iran, because both governments and people have each other at this moment.
06:13And this is a proof, this precognition of a new ambassador to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a proof that Iran and Venezuela are working together towards a path of economic support,
06:29support of economic recovery through the bonds, the ties of accompaniment amid this economic crisis that the world is experiencing and also prompted by the tariff war that has been imposed by the U.S. President Donald Trump.
06:51This is a way in which Iran and Venezuela are working together towards the sustainable development that both nations seek.
07:03Let's recall, let's recall earlier today, National Assembly President of Venezuela, Jorge Rodriguez, hosted Iranian parliament speaker Mohamed Bakker Kalibaf at the Legislative Palace,
07:15and the meeting was precisely aimed at developing relations in the economic, technological, political and cultural fields between both nations.
07:25Jorge Rodriguez, Jorge Rodriguez, in this meeting expressed Venezuela's gratefulness to the Iranian people and government for always standing together with the Bolivarian Republic, even in times of need.
07:39Also for his part, the Iranian parliament speaker congratulated Venezuelans for the successful electoral day in last Sunday's May 25th regional and legislative elections.
07:52This is a moment of truth. This is a moment in which President Nicolás received the letters of credence of the new ambassador of Iran to Venezuela a few minutes after the President received the Speaker of the Parliament of Iran.
08:07So this is all for the moment, but stay tuned with Telegram English for more information on this.
