Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani held a meeting with Nigerien Foreign Minister Massoudou Hassoumi in Niamey.During the talks, the two sides reviewed the latest situation of ties and cooperation between Iran and Niger and explored ways to expand and promote bilateral and international cooperation.They also stressed the need to convene the third session of the Joint Economic Commission between Iran and Niger in the first half of 2023.Bagheri Kani also held separate meetings with Niger’s ministers of interior, energy and planning, deputy foreign minister, heads of the parliamentary friendship group and chamber of commerce.During the meetings, officials of the two countries discussed mechanisms for the expansion of bilateral cooperation.