TWO-DAY MALAYSIA-IRAN JOINT COMMISSION MEETING FROM MONDAY

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- The seventh meeting of the Malaysia-Iran
joint commission will be held here for two days from Monday, with Foreign
Minister Dr Rais Yatim leading the Malaysian delegation.

Rais' counterpart, Manouchehr Mottaki will lead the Iranian
delegation, a
statement from the Foreign Ministry said.

The meeting, among other things, was to coordinate and identify new fields
of cooperation.

"It will focus on issues related to bilateral relations as well as
cooperation in the fields of trade and investment, agriculture, technical and
capacity building, communications and multimedia," the statement said.

The meeting would also discuss cooperation in banking, finance,
transportion, culture, science and technology, tourism and health.

-- BERNAMA