Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (L) and visiting Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wave hands during a bilateral agreement signing ceremony at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, capital of Venezuela, Nov. 25, 2009. Ahmadinejad was on a visit to Venezuela on Thursday. (Xinhua/Bolivar News Agency) Photo Gallery>>>

    CARACAS, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday signed dozens of new agreements with Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez on the final stop of his three-nation tour to Latin America.

    During his tour, Ahmadinejad has already won the support of Brazil and Bolivia for Iran's right to pursue nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

    Chavez met with his counterpart at the Miraflores Palace, saying he was satisfied with Ahmadinejad's tour to Latin America.

    The two countries signed 70 new agreements on agriculture, industry, trade and energy, adding to the 270 existing agreements of the last four years.

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) and visiting Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attend a bilateral agreement signing ceremony at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, capital of Venezuela, Nov. 25, 2009.(Xinhua/Bolivar News Agency) Photo Gallery>>>

    It is Ahmadinejad's fourth visit to Venezuela. Chavez visited Iran in September, when the two nations sealed an agreement for Venezuela to export 20,000 barrels of gasoline per day to Iran.

Iranian president visits Bolivia on three-nation S. American tour

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and his Bolivian counterpart Evo Morales pose with agreements during a ceremony at the presidential palace in La Paz November 24, 2009. Ahmadinejad is on a one-day visit to Bolivia.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    LA PAZ, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Bolivian administrative capital La Paz on Tuesday, and was greeted with military honors by Bolivian President Evo Morales. Full story