President Maduro held a meeting with the Iranian Oil Minister

The President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, held a meeting on Monday with the Oil Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Javad Owji, in order to review the work agenda in the hydrocarbon areas.

The meeting was held at Miraflores Palace, and was attended by the Minister for Oil, Tareck El Aissami; as well as other representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The meeting reviewed the different bilateral cooperation agreements in the oil, gas and petrochemical sector, as well as the different alliances that are maintained between the two nations as members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

Earlier, El Aissami had held a meeting with Minister Javad Owji to coordinate actions to overcome the economic, financial and commercial blockade imposed by the United States (USA) on Venezuela.