Amirabdollahian meets Eritrean counterpart in New York

Continuing his diplomatic meetings on the sidelines of the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian met، at his residence، with his Eritrean counterpart Osman Saleh Mohammed.

Continuing his diplomatic meetings on the sidelines of the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian met، at his residence، with his Eritrean counterpart Osman Saleh Mohammed.

 

In the meeting, issues of mutual interest in the domain of bilateral ties were discussed.

 

Amirabdollahian touched upon the Iranian government’s due regard for Africa and the importance of Africa in Iran’s foreign relations and cooperation, saying, “There is a memorandum of understanding between the two sides on some development issues, and I hope we will be able to implement already reached agreements together.”

 

The Iranian foreign minister described Africa as a wealthy continent in terms of material and spiritual resources as well as manpower, adding Iran stands ready to work with Eritrea in different areas of mutual interest.

 

 

Amirabdollahina invited his counterpart to travel to Iran, which was welcomed by the top Eritrean diplomat.