By NNN-IRNA,
Pretoria : Iran and Kenya have opened the fifth joint commission meeting in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi.
Addressing the commission, Iran’s Minister of Agriculture Mohammad-Reza Eskandari said that the Iranian government’s policy focuses on cooperation with the African states.
Eskandari said that Iran has given priority to broaden ties with Kenya as an African country.
He said that the joint economic commission is expected to determine ways to develop mutual cooperation, stressing cooperation in agriculture.
Speaking at the commission meeting, Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula said that his country prefers to study cooperation with Iran in education, health, culture, human resources and water supplies.
Referring to Iran-Kenya deep-rooted historical ties, the Kenyan foreign minister hoped that the two sides would ink several agreements on various fields.