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Mon, 09/26/2011 - 11:59
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Envoy Stresses Positive Effects of Ahmadinejad's Visit to Sudan
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Ambassador to Khartoum Javad Torkabadi hailed President Ahmadinejad's landmark visit to Sudan, saying that his trip would accelerate expansion of ties and cooperation between the two countries.
President Ahmadinejad arrived in Khartoum late on Sunday for a two-day visit aimed at bolstering political and economic ties between the two Muslim nations.
"The visit will strengthen the excellent relations between the two countries, and joint cooperation particularly in the economic and development sector," Torkabadi told Sudan Radio prior to Ahmadinejad's arrival.
"Ahmadinejad heads a delegation of government officials that include Iran's ministers of energy and higher education, as well as a number of economic advisors," he added.
They are due to begin talks with their Sudanese counterparts at 10:00 am (0700 GMT) "on bilateral relations and common interests between the two countries and ways of developing them," Sudan's official SUNA news agency reported.
The visit comes three months after Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir travelled to Tehran to attend a counter-terrorism summit, which also included the leaders of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Tajikistan.
Iran is interested in increasing its investment in Sudan's economy.
Iran is one of Sudan's key investors, and pledged $200 million to fund various projects in the country's impoverished eastern region late last year, at a donors conference hosted by Kuwait.
Ahmadinejad left Tehran for New York last week to attend the 66th UN General Assembly meeting. He was due to take a trip to Venezuela next, but the two sides postponed the visit as Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is recovering from a cancer treatment.
He then left the US for Mauritania where he discussed expansion of ties and cooperation between Tehran and Nouakchott in a meeting with his Mauritanian counterpart.
Before leaving Tehran, the Iranian president told reporters, "In all these three countries, international developments will be discussed."
Iran has long sought to boost ties and cooperation with the African countries in a bid to help them with development.
Iran is an observing member of the AU and has shown an active presence in previous AU summit meetings.
The country is considered as one of the AU's strategic partners along with India, Japan, China, several South American states and Turkey, while Tehran is also believed to be prioritizing promotion of its economic and political ties with the African states.
President Ahmadinejad arrived in Khartoum late on Sunday for a two-day visit aimed at bolstering political and economic ties between the two Muslim nations.
"The visit will strengthen the excellent relations between the two countries, and joint cooperation particularly in the economic and development sector," Torkabadi told Sudan Radio prior to Ahmadinejad's arrival.
"Ahmadinejad heads a delegation of government officials that include Iran's ministers of energy and higher education, as well as a number of economic advisors," he added.
They are due to begin talks with their Sudanese counterparts at 10:00 am (0700 GMT) "on bilateral relations and common interests between the two countries and ways of developing them," Sudan's official SUNA news agency reported.
The visit comes three months after Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir travelled to Tehran to attend a counter-terrorism summit, which also included the leaders of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Tajikistan.
Iran is interested in increasing its investment in Sudan's economy.
Iran is one of Sudan's key investors, and pledged $200 million to fund various projects in the country's impoverished eastern region late last year, at a donors conference hosted by Kuwait.
Ahmadinejad left Tehran for New York last week to attend the 66th UN General Assembly meeting. He was due to take a trip to Venezuela next, but the two sides postponed the visit as Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is recovering from a cancer treatment.
He then left the US for Mauritania where he discussed expansion of ties and cooperation between Tehran and Nouakchott in a meeting with his Mauritanian counterpart.
Before leaving Tehran, the Iranian president told reporters, "In all these three countries, international developments will be discussed."
Iran has long sought to boost ties and cooperation with the African countries in a bid to help them with development.
Iran is an observing member of the AU and has shown an active presence in previous AU summit meetings.
The country is considered as one of the AU's strategic partners along with India, Japan, China, several South American states and Turkey, while Tehran is also believed to be prioritizing promotion of its economic and political ties with the African states.
