Iran's ties with "independent" LatAm states "strategic": president

TEHRAN, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday that Iran's relations with "independent" Latin American states are "strategic."

Raisi made the remarks in an address to reporters before leaving for a five-day visit to Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba at the invitation of leaders of the three Latin American countries, according to a statement published on the website of the president's offi