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| Tehran-Damascus-Caracas Airline Is Opened |
| 2007-03-03 |
| First Iranian plane coming from Tehran heading to Caracas has left Damascus International Airport today announcing opening of the new air line Tehran-Damascus-Caracas. Minister of Transport Ya'rob Badr underlined importance of such a line to embody prospects of the current cooperation among Syria, Iran and Venezuela and to activate rapprochement among the peoples of these states. "This line would enhance communication of expatriates of the Syrian and Lebanese origins in Venezuela with their motherlands and deepen the existing friendship ties between Syria and Venezuela as it would accelerate implementation of what had earlier been agreed upon during the historic visit of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to Syria." Bader told SANA reporter. "Running this weekly trip will ensure the visit of a numerous of businessmen, industrialists and investors from both countries that will positively reflect on various economic and social domains." The Minister added. He hoped that circumstances will soon allow the Syrian Arab Airlines to run its planes to Caracas alternatively with the Iranian flight and with the flights that the Venezuelan Airlines intents to run them on this line soon. For her part, Venezuelan Ambassador in Damascus Dr. DeyaÂ’a al-Andari stressed that launching this line translates the three countries' true wish to deepen the joint cooperation relations among them, hailing importance of such a step on political, economic and social levels in this stage. The Venezuelan ambassador is named Daya'a al-Andari??? She renewed Venezuela's desire to expand prospects of the standing cooperation with Syria and Iran. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #3 I wouldn't want to be on the Damascus-Caracas leg of the flight, especially in an Iranian-maintained aircraft. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2007-03-03 13:30 |
| #2 I'm with you, Ship. It is a puzzlement. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-03-03 10:09 |
| #1 It's a natural route, I'm curious why no airline hasn't previously exploited this obvious money-maker. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-03-03 04:36 |