Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas on Friday to to pay his respects to President Hugo Chavez after his death earlier this week.<br/> <br />Ahmadinejad said he will greatly miss the charismatic leader.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Farsi with Spanish translation) IRAN'S PRESIDENT, MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD, SAYING:<br/> <br />"He was a dear friend to all the countries of the world. To us, President Chavez's loss is very painful because we've lost a friend - a close friend - and a revolutionary and just leader."<br/> <br />Venezuela announced that Chavez will be embalmed and put on display permanently at a military museum after a state funeral and an extended period of lying in state. The government says more than 2 million supporters have viewed it since Wednesday.<br/> <br />Chavez died on Tuesday aged 58 after a two-year battle with cancer. He was president for of venezuela for 14 years.
