国际英语新闻：Iran, Venezuela sign several accords

TEHRAN, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Iran and Venezuela signed several accords in Tehran, the state TV reported on Sunday.

    Iran and Venezuela signed several accords in Tehran before the farewell ceremony for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the report said without elaborating on the details of the accords.

    During the talks, Presidents of Iran and Venezuela stressed boosting of bilateral ties between Tehran and Caracas.

    "The time of dominance of arrogant powers (implying the West) on the revolutionary nations has ended," Ahmadinejad was quoted assaying.

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (L) is welcomed at the presidential palace by Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran September 5, 2009. Picture taken September 5, 2009

    Iran and Venezuela have the important missions of helping the poor and revolutionary nations and also expanding the anti-Imperialism front, state TV quoted him as saying.

    According to Iran's official IRNA news agency, Chavez, who is accompanied by a high-ranking delegation, was received at airport by Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and Industry and Mines Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian on Saturday.

    Chavez is on his seventh official visit to Iran and will meet Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad later Saturday.

    Chavez has visited Libya, Algeria and Syria and is also scheduled to go to Belarus, Russia, Turkmenistan and Spain after being seen off by Iranian officials on Sunday, local satellite Press TV said.