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FM Renews Iran's Preparedness to Foster Africa, Ethiopia's Development
Source: Fars News
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, who is in the Ethiopian capital to attend the African Union summit, reiterated Tehran's preparedness to provide African nations, Ethiopia in particular, with necessary assistance for development.
The issue was raised by Salehi in a meeting with his Ethiopian counterpart Hailemariam Desalegn in Addis Ababa this morning.
The Iranian minister highlighted Tehran's principal policy of promoting relations with the African nations in areas of public interactions as well as economic, industrial and agricultural cooperation.
He also voiced Iran's preparedness to host the 6th Iran-Ethiopia joint economic commission meeting and invited the Ethiopian minister to visit Iran to attend the session.
Desalegn, for his part, lauded the two countries' cooperation as positive, and stressed the importance of preparing the necessary capacities for the two countries' relations.
Salehi is in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa to attend the 18th Ordinary Session of the Summit of the African Union.
The two-day 18th African Union summit runs on January 29-30.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's administration has striven hard to maximize Iran's relations with the African continent.
Earlier this week, Iran said it plans to set up new embassies in a number of African and Asian states.
In its meeting here in Tehran on Wednesday, the Iranian cabinet approved a Foreign Ministry's proposal for opening embassies in Somalia, Cameron, South Sudan, Djibouti and the Southeast Asian state of Myanmar.
Tehran has prioritized promotion of its economic and political ties with the African states and the country is now considered as one of the African Union's strategic partners.
Tehran's efforts to boost ties and cooperation with Africa have led to its acceptance as an observing member of the African Union (AU), where it has shown an active presence in the AU summit meetings.
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