Bin Ali confers with the Iranian foreign minister

The Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali on Tuesday in Tunis received the Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi, currently visiting Tunisia in order to take part in the meetings of the Tunisian- Iranian joint committee.

Following the meeting, Kharazi said that talks dealt with various aspects of bilateral relations between the two countries at all political and economic levels as well as regional and international levels. He described the talks as "very constructive and positive."

Kharazi had discussed with his Tunisian counterpart al-Habib Bin Yahya prospects of cooperation between the two countries.

Since Monday, Kharazi, on top of a large political and economic delegation, is on an official visit for Tunisia that will last for two days.