FM: Iran Determined to Cement Africa Ties

Date: 12 April 2022 - 22:05

News ID: ۱۰۱۵۷۵

TEHRAN (Dispatches) -- Foreign Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian said Iran is determined to strengthen ties with African countries, including Burkina Faso.

Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a phone conversation with Burkina Faso’s Foreign Minister Olivia Rouamba, highlighting the significance of Africa in Tehran’s foreign policy objectives. According to a readout of the phone conversation provided by the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, the Iranian foreign minister underscored the importance of establishing a joint cooperation commission between the two nations.

took place as efforts to end the country’s years-long war gained traction with a two-month truce.

The long-running conflict has created what the United Nations has described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

Yemen is now in the first week of the two-month UN-brokered truce. It is the first nationwide break in hostilities since 2016.