The Iranian foreign minister, in his third tour of Africa, departed for Western African countries on Sunday leading a top-ranking political-economic delegation. Mohammad Javad Zarif is accompanied by 38 managers of economic firms during the visit to African countries.The Iranian senior diplomat who started his West African tour on Sunday visited Nigeria on the first stop if his tour before leaving Abuja for Ghana. After meeting with senior officials of Ghana like the Foreign Minister Hanna Tetteh, Zarif travelled to Guinea. In Guinea Zarif met with country's President Alpha Condé, Prime Minister Mamady Youla, National Assembly Speaker Claude Kory Kondiano, and Foreign Minister Makale Traore.

FM Zarif has announced in meeting with Nigerian president Iran’s readiness to cooperate with Nigeria in confronting Boko Haram and other terrorist groups.

“We are willing to collaborate with Nigeria in the fight against Boko Haram as well as other terrorist groups who are enemies of Iranian and Nigerian nations,” said Iran’s Mohammad Javad Zarif during a meeting with Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari.

Zarif said Iran attaches great importance to economic relations with Nigeria and welcomes expansion of multilateral ties in all fields with the African country.The Nigerian president, for his part, praised technical, economic and technological advancements of Iran saying “Iran does not possess single-product economy marking a great paragon for Nigeria.”

As the last destination FM Zarif left Guinean capital city of Conakry, early on Thursday, for his next stop in Africa; Mali’s capital city of Bamako. Iran is looking for a new footstep in Africa and wants to increase its influence in the region.

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