TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – African Union (AU) officials, at a meeting with Iranian Foreign Ministry’s Director General for African Affairs Mehdi Aghajafari, welcomed development of cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran. On Monday, Aghajafari met and talked with authorities of the African Union at its headquarters situated in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The African Union officials at the meeting, while welcoming continuous development of cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran, emphasized AU’s readiness to strengthen bilateral relations. In a meeting with Ethiopian Foreign Ministry Director General for Foreign Affairs Suleiman Dedefo, Iran’s Aghajafari discussed ways to develop and consolidate relations between the two sides in a wide range of sectors. Iranian Foreign Ministry’s Director General for African Affairs Mehdi Aghajafari, who had previously visited Uganda and Burundi, arrived in Ethiopia at the last leg of his visit to East Africa.

Source: Ethiopian News October 10, 2017 06:00 UTC