By IRNA,
Algiers : President Ahmadinejad’s special envoy Mohammad Reza Baqeri conferred with foreign ministers from a number of African and non-African countries in Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Saturday.
Baqeri, who is deputy foreign minister in African Affairs, discussed issues of mutual interest with foreign ministers of Egypt, Turkey, Ghana, Sierra Leone as well as deputy foreign ministers of South Africa and Bulgaria.
In the meetings, Baqeri expressed Iran’s readiness to hold Iran-Africa conference and called for expansion of relations with African countries.
The senior diplomats of different countries praised Iran’s positive and constructive role in interaction with African countries and expressed their interests to expand bilateral ties with Iran.
The 13th meeting of foreign ministers of African countries was held in the Egyptian port city of Sharm el-Sheikh on June 27-28 and representatives from 53 members states, representatives from international organizations and countries with observer status attended the meeting.