Tunisia, Iranian FM s discuss relations

Meetings of the Tunisian- Iranian joint economic committee started on Sunday evening in Tehran in its fourth session under the chairmanship of the foreign ministers of the two countries al-Habib Bin Yahya and Kamal Kharazi, respectively.

The two sides discussed bilateral relations and means of developing and strengthening them in various economic, political and industrial areas and increasing the volume of trade exchange between Iran and Tunisia.

Kharazzi stressed that strengthening relations with the Arab states occupies top priorities for the Iranian foreign ministry, noting that Iran gives special importance to Tunisia and considered it the Gate to enter into Africa, while Iran is considered the Gate for the entry of the Tunisian commodities into central Asia and the Caucasian area.