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09/27/2004:

"Rowhani's visit to South Africa aims to promote ties"

TEHRAN (IRNA) -- Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi here Sunday said that the upcoming visit of the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Hassan Rowhani to South Africa is aimed mainly at promoting bilateral relations.

Speaking on the sidelines of a Majlis open session and during his weekly briefing, he told IRNA that during Rowhani's visit to South Africa expansion of political and economic ties between the two states will be high on the agenda.

Assessing Iran-South Africa relations as "favorable," he said that the trip of the SNSC secretary to Johannesburg should be defined within such framework.

Full Article : tehrantimes.com