Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has expressed Iran’s readiness to enhance cooperation with Burundi in different sectors.
According to Press TV, at a Saturday meeting with Burundian Foreign Minister Laurent Kavakure in the Iranian capital, Tehran, Salehi said Iran is ready to cooperate with the East African country in different areas, including health, agriculture, commerce and economy.
Salehi pointed to the ample potentials of the African countries, particularly Burundi, and noted that the private sectors of the two countries can utilize the existing capacities offered by Iran’s lucrative market.
Kavakure, for his part, praised Iran’s history and civilization as well as the country’s capabilities and achievements.
The Burundian foreign minister also expressed his country’s keenness to use Iran’s expertise in different sectors, including health, medicine and commerce.
Meanwhile, the first Iran-Burundi joint economic commission meeting kicked off in Tehran on Sunday.
Deputy Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare for International Affairs Mohammad Taqi Hosseini and Burundi ‘s charge d’affaires in Tehran Omar Ntezimbere are attending the two-day event.
Describing the meeting as a turning point in expanding mutual relations, Hosseini called for reinforcing all-out ties between the two nations.
Ntezimbere, for his part, stressed the need for further expansion of bilateral ties, adding the two countries have started broad cooperation in technical field and vocational education.
