Iran calls for release of Venezuela's Maduro
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Iran called on Monday for the release of Nicholas Maduro, the ousted president of Tehran's close ally Venezuela who was abducted in a US military operation and taken to New York to stand trial.
"The president of a country and his wife were abducted. It's nothing to be proud of; it's an illegal act," foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei said at a weekly press conference.
"As the Venezuelan people have emphasised, their president must be released."
It added its relations with Venezuela remained unchanged.
"Our relations with all countries, including Venezuela, are based on mutual respect and will remain so," Baqaei added at a press conference.
"We are in contact with the Venezuelan authorities."
