Venezuela To Export Oil To Iran
Venezuela
has agreed to export petrol to Iran, in a sign of
closer ties between the two countries.
At the end of a two-day visit to Iran, President
Hugo Chavez said Venezuela would supply twenty
thousand barrels of petrol a day to the country.
Iran is a major oil exporter but lacks domestic
refining capability.
During his visit to Iran, Mr Chavez met Iran's
Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who supports
his anti-US stance.
Iran has come under increasing pressure to give up
its nuclear ambitions, with US President, Barack
Obama, setting a deadline of later this month for
Iran to engage in talks or face sanctions.
The west suspects Iran is secretly trying to build
nuclear weapons, while Tehran insists its programme
is solely peaceful.
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