INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
foreign counterparts, whose countries are either member to BRICS or are called Friends of BRICS.In Cape Town, where the meeting was held,
the Iranian foreign minister met with counterparts from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Gabon, South Africa, Brazil, India, the
Comoros, and Russia, the Tehran Times correspondent from Cape Town reported.BRICS currently includes the five economically emerging
countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
The Friends of BRICS, such as Iran, are countries who aspire to join the economic bloc.In his meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin
Farhan, Amir Abdollahian expressed satisfaction with the good progress made in bilateral ties, saying the ambassadors of the two countries
have been introduced fortunately and the stage has been set for the opening of the Embassies and Consulates of the two countries.He thanked
talks, the two sides discussed the necessity of strengthening the commercial and economic relations between the two countries, and that his
bilateral relations in various fields.He considered BRICS as a new opportunity for multilateral cooperation between Iran and Saudi Arabia
and other member countries of the group, especially in economic and commercial fields.For his part, the Saudi foreign minister likewise
expressed satisfaction with the very good progress achieved in bilateral relations with Iran.Bin Farhan thanked the Iranian side for the
valuable assistance in welcoming the Saudi technical delegation in order to lay the groundwork for the opening of the Saudi Embassy and
Consulate in Iran.He added that with the very good bilateral cooperation, the two sides quickly passed the stages of appointing ambassadors
and setting the stage for the opening of political and consular missions, and the two states are moving towards a new stage in their
relations, which will serve the interests of the two nations and the entire region.The top Saudi diplomat also said he will visit Tehran
soon.Amir Abdollahian and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also discussed issues of mutual interest, regional as well as international
on bilateral ties and international issues of mutual interest.Amir Abdollahian said the relations between Iran and Gabon have always been
use its capabilities in the service of developing relations and cooperation with friendly countries, including Gabon.He said Iran-Gabon
cooperation in the international field has always been on the right track, and emphasized the need to strengthen consultations and
cooperation in the global arena.Amir Abdollahian and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar also exchanged views on bilateral
In the meeting, the Iranian foreign minister said Tehran likes the economic, commercial, investment, scientific and technological relations
between the two countries to increase in accordance with the good political relations between Tehran and New Delhi.And through mutual
consultation and cooperation, the existing obstacles in the process of economic and commercial cooperation between the two countries should
be removed, he added.Amir Abdollahian also met with the foreign minister of the Comoros, Dhoihir Dhoulkamal
While examining the relations between the two countries, the foreign ministers described the heartfelt, cultural, historical and religious
connection and interest of the people of the two countries as spiritual assets for bilateral relations.Dhoulkamal described the relations
between the two countries as old and deep-rooted
He mentioned his country's desire to resume official relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran, which was welcomed by Amir Abdollahian
The parties agreed to prepare the preparations for that.Amir Abdollahian phones new Turkish FMAmir Abdollahian also spoke over the phone
expressed hope that close cooperation between Iran and Turkey would be upgraded and continued in the new era, according to the Iranian
foreign ministry.He also invited Fidan to pay a visit to Tehran and underlined the need to accelerate the plan to boost bilateral
relations.Amir Abdollahian called Iran-Turkey cooperation on regional issues important and stressed the need to activate regional
mechanisms.The newly-appointed Turkish foreign minister, for his part, thanked Amir Abdollahian for his congratulatory message.Hakan Fidan
pointed out the importance of continuing good dialogue and cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Turkey in
bilateral and regional fields
He also expressed his readiness to help develop relations between the two countries in the upcoming period.The Turkish foreign minister
emphasized that he will travel to Tehran as soon as possible.
