After Turkey and Algeria, Maduro arrives in Iran

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrives in Tehran, Friday, as part of his international tour. Accompanied by a high-ranking political and economic delegation, the Venezuelan President sought to meet his Iranian counterpart President Ibrahim Raisi. The two presidents were scheduled to chair the meetings and joint committees between the two friendly nations.

Previously, in May, Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji made an official visit to Venezuela, noting that the latter had the largest proven reserves of crude oil in the world. Oji discussed with Venezuelan Oil Minister Tariq El-Aissami ways to bypass sanctions imposed by the US on the two countries.

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Historically, the two countries have had friendly and strong relations. Especially during the era of the late socialist leader Hugo Chavez (1999-2013), and were further strengthened during the era of his successor.

On Thursday, Maduro visited Algeria, where the media reported that "the energy file is at the top of the agenda of President Maduro's talks, with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and senior Algerian officials and the file of re-resurrection of the Non-Aligned Movement will be one of the most important issues raised." The purpose of the visit was to discuss energy solutions and agreements given the similar approach the countries have towards this topic

Agradecidos con el pueblo y el gobierno de esta hermana nación, nos despedimos de la República Argelina Democrática y Popular. ¡Éxito Total! Seguimos construyendo un nuevo mapa de alianzas estratégicas en beneficio del pueblo venezolano. ¡Un Nuevo Mundo Es Posible! pic.twitter.com/P867kERRHW

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These visits come as part of an international tour by the Venezuelan president, which started in Turkey. Throughout that visit, the Venezuelan President held talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to discuss the relations between the two countries. The discussions involved the situation in the Americas after Venezuela and a handful of other anti-imperialist countries were excluded from the Summit of the Americas in the United States.

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Maduro described Washington's decision not to invite him, as well as not to invite the leaders of Cuba and Nicaragua, as "an act of discrimination", explaining that the US government had ensured to thwart the summit.