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Article: Iran, Venezuela to Begin Direct Flights
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- February 10, 2007
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CARACAS, Venezuela - Iran's national airline will begin direct flights to Venezuela next month in another sign of the two nations' increasingly close ties.
Iran Air will operate a weekly, commercial flight linking Tehran and Caracas in March, the Venezuelan government said in a statement Friday. Flights leaving Tehran will stop in Syria's capital of Damascus on their way to Caracas, it said.
Iran Air opened a new office at the headquarters of Venezuela's state airline Conviasa in Caracas on Friday, and Conviasa will soon open a commercial office in Iran, the statement said.
Iranian Ambassador Abdullah Zifan was quoted as saying that the flight will help strengthen ties between Latin ...