By NNN-IRNA,
Tehran : Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Saturday called for expansion of bilateral ties between Iran and Ethiopia.
In a meeting with the Ethiopian Accredited Ambassador to Tehran, Tofiq Abdullah Ahmed, he called for promotion of trade and economic relations between the two states.
Referring to great potentials of the Iranian private sector, he said the sector can play a key role in development of Ethiopia by making joint investment there.
As to Ethiopia’s good potentials in the areas of agriculture and natural resources, Mottaki voiced Iran’s readiness to cooperate in those fields.
The Ethiopian envoy, for his part, called for further expansion of bilateral relations between the two countries.
During the meeting, Mottaki received a copy of credentials of the new Ethiopian ambassador to Tehran.