NOURNEWS - The nave of an old church in the center of Caracas, which is known as the final resting place of Simon Bolivar and other political and military heroes of Latin America, is supposed to host a statue of martyr General Qasem Soleimani.
A symbolic move and a sign of the anti-American approach of Venezuela and Iran, who once joined hands of friendship based on the logic of alliance against the "common enemy" i.e., the US, and now they are going to define the new chapter of their relations based on "common interests".
It was last week that the president of Iran started his five-day tour to Latin America with a visit to Venezuela at the head of a high-level delegation.
Regardless of the political and security aspects of the departure to the region, which is known as the "backyard" and the traditional sphere of influence of America, the composition of the team accompanied by the highest executive of the country contained serious signs of the transition period of the relations between the two countries from the political and security sphere to the economic sphere.
If one day the economy was the second priority of Tehran-Caracas interactions, currently the highest-ranking officials of the two ministries of oil and defense went to Venezuela with the president to remind them of the new dimensions of this trans-regional relationship and to move towards economic and commercial cooperation up to 20 billion dollars.
Last year, Iran and Venezuela signed a 20-year cooperation document to participate in oil and defense projects, and now, with contracts such as the Caracas agreement worth 110 million Euro with the " The National Iranian Oil Products Refining and Distribution Company ", a refinery in this country is to be repaired.
Our country is also going to rebuild the largest oil refinery in Venezuela, a country that is known for having the largest oil reserves, but due to the US sanctions and the exhaustion of the refineries, it is unable to supply its domestic gasoline needs.
These contracts, which were noticed by international observers last week, are only the tip of the iceberg, the larger part of which is dedicated to the numerous projects that are foreseen in the comprehensive relations between the two countries.
But what is the special focus of the international media on these trips, which have now taken on an economical color, and why do some analysts measure this trip and its achievements with Iran's regional understanding and our country's big and small treaties with China?
Why Venezuela?
The answer to this question should be sought in two components; Firstly, Venezuela is not a "random choice" for Iran, and secondly, the two countries have understood that "common interests" are sometimes equal and perhaps more comprehensive than "common enemy" and can provide their goals and preferences in the new world order.
Venezuela has been the focus of the powers since two hundred years ago due to its diverse regional characteristics. The first power that tried to maintain its dominance in this land was the United States of America, which wanted to define "Non-English America" or "Latin America" as an area "outside the center" and under its subjugation during the colonial conflicts of Europe.
The awakening of the countries of this region and the emergence of left-wing governments in this region, although in the years after the domination of the US in Latin America, but they were caught by the punitive punishments and sanctions of the northern neighbor, which showed its effects in the economic crises of depressed countries.
However, the area of 20 million kilometers from the north of Mexico to the south of Chile and Argentina and the population of 700 million people in this region, the largest rivers, the greenest forests and mines rich in gold, copper, silver, etc., has always made Latin America an attractive region to old powers and new blocks.
These cases require our country's relationship with the countries of this region, including Venezuela, to remain "special" and "good" not only in the political and security stage, but also in view of the vast export market and the rich natural resources of Venezuela and relying on the strategic foundations derived from the system. intellectual and political of the two countries, enter the economic phase.
Today, the evolution of the concept of "security" and the addition of economic variables to this area have caused foreign policies trends and priorities to change, because today "security" does not only mean repelling threats, but also it means attracting opportunities, and it cannot be defined as something in the regional and peripheral geography of a country. And by the way, the relationship between Iran and Venezuela is considered a good example for it.
In the new world order, what determines and places the level and depth of new relations is mutual economic needs, and in this framework, the two countries will benefit the most if they first identify and evaluate each other's trade dependencies well, and in the second step, reach out to have to meet their needs.
Iran's commitment to repair and rebuild Venezuela's oil, scientific and health infrastructures both indicates assessment of these needs and can be used as an example to understand the innovative model of "Iranian joint-profit".
What is the idea of "Iranian joint-profit"?
The initiative of "Iranian Joint-Profit" is an idea that should be mentioned as a modern copy of "Accommodation Agreement". This initiative made the Quraish people one of the commercial centers of Hijaz many years before the Prophet of Islam and soon expanded the scope of its business dealings to Syria, Iraq and Yemen.
The architect of this plan was "Hashim ibn Abd Manaf", the fourth ancestor of Prophet Muhammad, who realized with special wisdom that instead of the pillaging by the Arabs to earn profit and benefit, and in the words of today's political literature, "hostility and threats", by providing the security of commercial caravans they can earn profit too, the model named “Alfat" and implemented the so-called joint profit.
This idea was implemented very soon due to its economic efficiency and gave Geo-economic value to Mecca.
Based on this strategy and approach, the initiative of "Iranian Joint-Profit" seeks to create a network of trade relations and connections, which wants to, in the first step, to identify the economic needs of the surrounding and selected countries, conquer the import and colonial model of "oil for food" in the West. Asia ends.
This system tries to get rid of the colonial spider pattern that blocks and poisons the financial arteries of countries with an economy dependent on "oil" and "dollars", replaces "industry" and the export of industrial and technological products with oil, and in exchange for it from neighboring countries. And at the same time import the necessary goods, including food.
Based on this plan, Iran-Venezuela trade relations can be linked with maritime projects, including the construction of ships and marine and coastal structures, considering the country's agricultural capacity and provision of food and mineral inputs, and actualize the potential economic opportunities between Iran and Venezuela.
In other words, by leveraging extraterritorial trade and cultivation in Venezuela, the Joint- Benefit system will connect Iran's shipbuilding and marine structures industry to the Venezuelan market, as a result of which both the trade balance and the exchange value index between Tehran-Caracas economy will be improved, and in the steps Next, by strengthening the cooperation system, it will form a Geo-economic value network that may bring Nicolas Maduro's dream of "invincibility" closer to reality.
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