Bolivian president arrives in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) - Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived in Iran
Monday on his first official visit to the country, the Iranian Press TV
reported.Morales is expected to meet with Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to
"review issues of mutual interest" between the Islamic republic and the leftist
South American nation, according to the national news agency IRNA.

The Bolivian leader arrived in Tehran from Libya where he met with Libyan
leader Moammar Gadhafi.

He has described Iran and Bolivia as "two friendly and revolutionary
countries," Press TV said. "The two countries are both energy producers, and
are staunchly opposed to U.S. hegemony," it added.

Morales, a former labor organizer and the country's first indigenous
president, was elected in 2005. Like Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, with whom he
maintains strong ties, Morales has sought to improve ties with Tehran.