Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may attend Hugo Chavez`s funeral

Tehran: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said he may attend the state funeral of late Venezuelan President Hugh Chavez to be held on Friday.

Iran`s official IRNA news agency said Ahmadinejad made the remarks at a press conference in the capital Tehran after a meeting of his government. He called Chavez "a dear friend of Iran", "symbol of all the brave fighters and revolutionaries of Latin America" and "an anti-imperialist figurehead". Chavez died at the age of 58 after being ill with cancer for more than a year. He served as Venezuela`s president for 14 years. IANS