Ahmadinejad to attend Maduro's inauguration ceremony

The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad headed to Caracas to attenf the inauguration ceremony of the newly-elected Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro.

"Relations with Venezuela is strategic and it symbolizes Iran's ties with Latin America," Ahmadinejad said prior to his departure for Caracas on Thursday.