Iran�s newly-elected President Ebrahim Raeisi has reaffirmed the Islamic Republic�s policy to strengthen relations with Latin American countries. �

�Strengthening political and economic relations with Latin American countries is among Iran�s foreign policy priorities,� Raeisi said in a meeting with the secretary-general of the�Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America�(ALBA), Sacha Sergio Llorenti Soliz, in Tehran on Wednesday, adding that Iran and ALBA member states have common values.
He noted that �the Islamic Republic of Iran is determined to further strengthen its political and economic relations with the member states of the alliance �. in light of the common values and positions of the two sides.�
He called for the promotion of the level of cooperation between Iran and ALBA countries in various bilateral, regional and international issues.