Iran, South Africa Foreign Ministers reiterate expansion of ties
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in a
meeting with South African counterpart Naledi Pandor, said that Iran will
return to the nuclear talks but will not tie its economy to them.
During the meeting on the sidelines of the 76th
Conference of the UN General Assembly in New York City on Friday,
Amirabdollahian in the meeting with his South African
counterpart, thanked the President and the Government of South Africa for
their congratulatory messages to the president and foreign minister of the Islamic
Republic of Iran, describing the relations between the two countries as very
well and stating that there are no problems in relations between Iran and South
Africa.
Referring to the history of the two countries' support
for each other in international organizations,
Amirabdollahian announced Iran's readiness to hold a joint economic
commission meetings between Iran and South Africa.
Iranian foreign minister said that Tehran's foreign
policy is a pragmatic, adding that Iran would return to the JCPOA talks
but would not tie its economy to these talks and that Iran would do the same if
the other parties of the deal returned to fulfilling their commitments.
The South African foreign minister for her
term, congratulated Amirabdollahian on his appointment as Iranian foreign
minister and stressed her country's interest in cooperating and expanding
relations with Tehran.
Stating that excellent cooperation in the fields of
science and technology has been formed between the two countries, Pandor said
that during her visit to Iran, she had witnessed very good progress in various
fields, especially in science and technology.
She mentioned mining and tourism as other areas for
expanding cooperation between the two countries.
She went on to say that she was deeply concerned about
the outcome of the nuclear talks, adding that the country wanted to lift
sanctions against Iran.
Iran, Ivory Coast Ties
Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign
Minister met his Ivory Coast counterpart Kandia Camara met on the sidelines of
the 76th UN General Assembly meeting and exchanged views on mutual political
and economic relations.
According to the official website of the Iranian Foreign
MinistryIn the meeting, the top Ivorian diplomat conveyed a message from her
country’s president for senior Iranian authorities, and said the Ivory Coast is
set to further expand its relations with Iran.
Camara described bilateral ties between the two sides as
respectful, saying there exists great potential for the expansion of mutual
relations, which has remained untapped.
She appreciated Iran’s support for her country, especially in international
circles, adding Ivory Coast stands ready to forge closer relations with Iran in
different areas, particularly in the area of exporting cocoa and other raw
materials to Iran.
The Iranian foreign minister, in turn, said many documents have
been signed between the two countries which need to be followed up.
He said numerous potentialities exist for the promotion of ties
on different fronts, namely in industrial, health, agricultural and
technological areas.
