TEHRAN (Dispatches) - South African Ambassador to Iran William Whitehead and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev have called for broadening of their country relations in different fields with Tehran.
"The implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will help Iran and South Africa to expand their mutual cooperation," Whitehead said on Sunday, addressing Joint Iran-South Africa Meeting in Tehran.
The South African ambassador said that Iran is an important economic power in the Middle East and it has access to the Central Asian and Eurasia countries as well as Silk Road.
And also, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in a message to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani called for the further expansion of mutual cooperation between the two countries.
"Deep historical relations between Uzbekistan and Iran are strong backups for the expansion of bilateral ties," President Mirziyoyev wrote in his message on the occasion of 25th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral ties between Tashkent and Tehran.
The Uzbek president also wished health and success for the Iranian government and people.