Marzouki: Expanding Ties with Iran Vital for Tunisia

Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki said that expansion of ties with Iran is highly crucial for his North African country.

Speaking at a meeting with Tehran’s Ambassador to Tunis Peyman Jebelli, Marzouki said his country attaches importance to expansion of ties with Iran as a great Islamic country.

During the meeting, the Iranian ambassador submitted his credentials to the Tunisian president.

The Iranian envoy, for his part, expressed Tehran’s readiness to bolster relations with Tunis in all fields.

The two sides also discussed issues of mutual interests.

Iranian officials have always underlined their enthusiasm for the expansion of all-out ties with Tunisia.

In a latest case in February, Iranian First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi in a meeting with Tunisian Ambassador to Tehran Mohammad al-Hasayeri underlined Tehran’s preparedness to share its experiences with Tunisia in all arenas.

During the meeting, Rahimi also reiterated that there is no obstacle in the way of expansion of bilateral relations between Iran and Tunisia.

He then referred to Tunisia as an important country in the world of Islam whose nation plays active role in the Islamic Awakening process.