Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Tuesday that Tehran is ready to facilitate further cooperation between the private sectors of Iran and Mali.

Amirabdollahian made the remarks in a meeting of private sector activists of Iran and Mali where the foreign ministers of both countries were present and addressed the participants.

The foreign minister said that he and his Malian counterpart are fully resolved to help private sector ties between the two countries.

Tehran is ready to upgrade relations with Mali to the highest levels, Amirabdollahian stressed.

The Malian foreign minister, for his part, said that his top priority is to pave the way for making investments in the country�s agrifood sector, noting that Mali is the leading cotton exporter in the world.

Referring to the efforts by Iran and Mali to improve economic relations, he said that his country is after economic diplomacy.

 

 

By IRNA