Chavez ready to export gasoline to Iran
13:52, 8 September 2009
TEHRAN. September 8. KAZINFORM. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said that his country is ready to provide Iran with gasoline, the local satellite Press TV reported on Monday; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
In a joint press conference with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad late Sunday, Chavez said that his country is ready to provide Tehran with 20,000 barrels of gasoline per day, the report said.
"Based on the agreement, Venezuela will import machinery and technology (from Iran) in exchange for export of gasoline ... (which is) a strategic move," he was quoted as saying.
Chavez ended his seventh official visit to Iran on Sunday; Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.xinhuanet.com for full version.