TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – The Iranian first Vice President Es’hagh Jahangiri has sent a message to his Venezuelan counterpart to congratulate her appointment, calling for expanding bilateral economic ties.

In his message Jahangiri first expresses his appreciation to Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez for her ‘constructive role’ in bringing Iran and Venezuela closer to each other during her previous tenure as Venezuela's foreign minister.

The Iranian first vice president further expressed his hope for expanding bilateral relations, especially in the economic field during her new post.

Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez was appointed as vice president of Venezuela on June 14,  2018. She was also Minister of Popular Power for Communication and Information of Venezuela from 2013 to 2014, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2014 to 2017 and President of the Constitutional Assembly of Venezuela from 4 August 2017 to 14 June 2018.

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