Tehran, Oct 11, IRNA � Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari and his Congolese counterpart Frank Malila discussed ways for broadening of bilateral ties in a meeting in Tehran on Monmday.

The Congolese deputy foreign minister lauded Iran�s industrial and technological capabilities, and said, �The two countries can have more effective cooperation through combining Congo�s resources and Iran�s capabilities.�

Jaberi Ansari, for his part, hailed the Congolese independent leader and anti-colonial figure Patrice Lumumba and while pointing to good capacities for improvement of relations between the two countries said, �The visit by Congolese deputy foreign minister to Tehran and setting up a joint political committee can prepared the grounds for start of a new era in mutual cooperation.

Jaberi Ansari also pointed to Iran�s remarkable capacities in different fields, including exporting technical and engineering services, and expressed the hope that the two countries would further their relations in these fields.

By IRNA