Iran welcomes expansion of relations with African nations including its bilateral ties with Senegal, said President Hassan Rouhani in a meeting on Sunday with his Senegalese counterpart Macky Sall in New York.
He said: 'Iran and Senegal have plenty of capacities to develop their ties which can be used for the interests of their nations.'
„Iran has achieved advances in science and modern technology which can be shared with the friendly and brotherly country of Senegal“, he added.
President Rouhani referred to the menace of terrorism and its destructive effects in Middle East and Africa and said, 'We must all become a single voice and unanimous against terrorism.'
Dr. Rouhani also hinted to his Sengalese counterpart’s expression of sympathy for the martyrdom of Iranain pilgrims in Mina and said the government of Saudi Arabia is responsible for the death of hundreds of Hajj pilgrims in Mina on Thursday and shall provide guarnatees that no similar incidents will be repeated in future.
President Sall said Dakar is interested for revival of its ties with Tehran and called for promotion of bilateral relations.
The two presidents exchanged views on the developments in the Middle East and Africa.
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