TEHRAN (IRNA) -- President Mahmud Ahmadinejad in a telephone conversation with his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez on Sunday morning called for expansion of cooperation between the two countries in various fields.

During the telephone conversation, the Iranian president wished the success, development and prosperity of the Venezuelan revolutionary government and its people who are among the harbingers of campaign against imperialism in South America.
""Fortunately, the morale of imperialism has weakened in the world and this calls for collective cooperation of countries such as Iran and Venezuela to create conditions for development coupled with strength,"" he said.
The Venezuelan president, for his part, expressed satisfaction with the success of both nations and their governments in global developments and expressed the hope that with the support of high ranking officials of both countries the two countries will witness the upgrading of ties in all fields.