MNA � Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Special Assistant to the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament for International Affairs has slammed the US intervention in the internal affairs of other countries.

�Unfortunately, direct intervention in the internal affairs of other countries has become a strategy in American foreign policy,� Special Assistant to the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament for International Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in a meeting with Carlos Antonio Alcal� Cordones, Venezuela's ambassador to Iran on Tuesday, according the news service of Iranian Parliament ICANA.

Amir-Abdollahian added that �this time, the US intervention in Venezuela is crystal clear.�

The Iranian parliamentary official also said that Iran welcomes any initiatives to stabilize the status of the Venezuelan government and help resolve the disputes through a comprehensive dialogue between Venezuelan parties.

He further noted that resolving the disputes between Venezuelan government and opposition groups through internal dialogue and political solution is possible.

Carlos Antonio Alcal� Cordones, for his part, called for expansion of cooperation between the two countries in fields of mutual interests.

"The development of fully-fledged relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran has always been encouraged by the Venezuelan authorities," Alcal� Cordones said.

The ambassador also called for increased consultation among the officials of the two countries on bilateral, regional and global issues.