Tehran, IRNA – Iran's minister of culture said that Iran and Venezuela have had constructive and good ties in various fields despite the long distance between them.

Iran's Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Mehdi Esmaeili is in Caracas to meet and talk with the high-ranking officials of Venezuela, participate in the cultural and artistic exhibition of Iran and Venezuela, and attend cultural programs.

Esmaeili told IRNA that this visit was being done according to the government's central policy in expanding cultural interactions with friendly and allied countries.

He expressed hope that he would have good talks with the Venezuelan authorities and that cultural ties between the two countries and the two nations would witness expansion.

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