The text of President Ahmadinejad’s congratulation message is as follows:

In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate the Merciful

Dear brother Mr. Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias

President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

I hereby congratulate you and the great Venezuelan nation for holding a highly dynamic election and re-election of your good self.

Achieving this great victory puts another approval seal on the successful leadership of your honor during your tenure in line with justice seeking, strengthening the human values, and advancement and development of the country.

In fact the Venezuelan people by electing your honor once again guaranteed the continuation of their Bolivarian Revolution, the continuation of the process of social, economic, scientific and cultural development for construction of an independent country, based on their own national might and capacity. Keeping in mind the influential role of Venezuela, beyond doubt your honor’s election plays a significant role in continuation of the Latin American and the Caribbean and the other freedom seeking nations and governments’ process of movements towards independence, justice seeking, and progress.

While thanking the entire Venezuelan voters and with renewed emphasis about the readiness of the Islamic Republic of Iran for ever more expansion of cooperation with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, I hope under the supportive umbrella of shared belief and will, and taking advantage of the high capacities of the two countries, we would be witnesses to ever more materializing of the shared objectives at regional and international levels.

I am definitely sure that the entire participants at the election and the great Venezuelan nation share your highly humane and revolutionary ideals and would assist and cooperate with your good self and your government in continuation of this highly pride inspiring path.

I pray to the Most Exalted God for good health and success of your honor and for the prosperity and wellbeing of the friendly Venezuelan nation and government. Long live freedom! Long live the nations! And long live justice!

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran