Maduro spoke with journalists, presenters and other workers, and offered live statements in a special interview broadcast by the news station and reproduced live by other channels such as PressTV, Al-Alam and Telesur.

The Venezuelan president arrived in Tehran on an official visit, invited by his Iranian counterpart Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, and as part of his international tour.

The Venezuelan head of State landed in the Iranian capital from Algeria, the second stop of an international tour that Maduro has been developing since Tuesday and began with a visit to Turkey.

Maduro was received at the Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran by Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani.

The Venezuelan president heads a high-level economic and political delegation with a working agenda that includes meetings with the country’s high authorities, such as the Iranian president, according to IRNA news agency.

Iran and Venezuela have maintained relations for more than seven decades, strengthened for years, with cooperation framed in joint initiatives to evade the sanctions imposed by the United States and promote their joint development in several fields.

Both countries support each other in their sovereign development and in the face of US pressures.

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