Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—Venezuela and Iran advanced their strategic relationship during a telephone conversation between Presidents Nicolás Maduro and Ebrahim Pezeshkian. The leaders assessed their bilateral ties as being in an “excellent state,” and confirmed that their collaboration is progressing “full steam ahead.”
In a statement released earlier today, the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry described the exchange as “cordial, friendly, and cooperative.” The conversation also served to prepare for August’s 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations, marked by planned joint events.
Both leaders reaffirmed commitments under their 20-year Strategic Cooperation Agreement, signed in 2022, and expressed willingness to continue strengthening relations. Venezuela and Iran maintain significant military cooperation, and analysts suggest possible expansion in this sector. In the context of the ongoing conflict in West Asia, President Maduro emphasized bolstering Venezuela’s drone defense and missile systems.
Pezeshkian thanked Venezuela for its “strong solidarity” after the recent Zionist and US attacks on Iran, reinforcing political and diplomatic affinity. He endorsed Venezuela’s proposal for a world summit promoting peace and repudiating war. This summit aims to advance a “just and comprehensive solution to the crisis in West Asia, with priority attention to the cause of the Palestinian people.” Maduro stressed denuclearization—including of the Zionist colony—as key to regional peace.
The Venezuelan president proposed “establishing a nuclear-weapon-free zone in West Asia while demanding the UN Security Council create an immediate nuclear disarmament mechanism for Israel. Its undisclosed arsenal represents a grave threat to regional and global stability.”
The call marks another milestone in an alliance that goes beyond trade: a geopolitical axis defending sovereignty, solidarity, and multipolarity against external aggression. With the approach of the anniversary in diplomatic relations between Venezuela and Iran, both nations are poised to deepen ties through cooperation, blending political resilience with scientific and social advancement.
Below is the complete, unofficial translation of the statement:
Presidents Nicolás Maduro and Mahmoud Pezeshkian hold a fruitful telephone conversation.
Presidents Nicolás Maduro Moros of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Mahmoud Pezeshkian of the Islamic Republic of Iran held a telephone conversation this Monday marked by the cordiality, friendship, and spirit of cooperation that unites both nations.
During the exchange, they assessed the excellent state of bilateral relations, agreed that strategic cooperation between Iran and Venezuela is going “full steam ahead,” and agreed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in August.
Both leaders reaffirmed the commitments established within the framework of the 20-year Strategic Cooperation Agreement, signed in 2022, and expressed their willingness to continue deepening collaboration in key sectors such as energy, science, technology, health, agriculture, and industry.
President Pezeshkian expressed his gratitude for Venezuela’s strong solidarity in the face of the recent Zionist aggression against Iran and expressed his full support for the Venezuelan proposal to convene a World Summit for Peace and Against War, aimed at promoting a just and comprehensive solution to the crisis in West Asia, with priority attention to the cause of the Palestinian people.
For his part, President Nicolás Maduro expressed his confidence that through diplomacy, the Iranian people’s right to peace and development can be consolidated.
Caracas, July 29, 2025
Special for Orinoco Tribune by staff
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