Amid efforts to strengthen cooperation between developing countries, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Tehran earnestly welcomes ties with African nations. “Iran is taking firm steps toward the expansion of ties with all African nations — especially Senegal,” Ahmadinejad told Senegalese Foreign Minister Madicke Niang. “The expansion of bilateral ties in various fields would mutually benefit [...]

The second phase of Iran Khodro car-making factory to be launched in Senegal, French-language Le Soleil newspaper of Senegal wrote on its website. In order to boost cooperation between Iran and Senegal, the fourth common committee of cooperation between the two countries opened in Tehran and was attended by senior Iranian and Senegalese officials, according [...]

14th meeting of the Group 15 will be held in Tehran on Monday May 17, 2010. The Islamic Republic of Iran chaired the rotating chairmanship of the summit and Sri Lanka will be the head of the next G15 meeting. Emir of Qatar as well as presidents or prime ministers of Turkey, Syria, Algeria, Brazil, [...]

Leader of the Islamic Ummah Imam Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called for unity among Islamic countries against Israeli atrocities in Palestinian lands. “The Zionists, who are supported by America, should be put under political and economic pressure,” Imam Ali Khamenei said in a meeting with visiting Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade. The Leader said Senegal, which [...]

The 32nd meeting of the foreign ministers of the Group of 15 has kicked off at the Iranian Foreign Ministry in the capital, Tehran. In his opening speech, Iranian Foreign Minster Manouchehr Mottaki stressed the importance of stepping up cooperation between G15 members in order to establish a new approach in the world that is [...]

Indian Foreign Minister SM Krishna and Malaysian Prime Minister Mohammed Najib Abdul Razak have accepted Iran’s invitation to attend a G15 Summit in Tehran. Krishna will also hold meetings with top Iranian officials on the sidelines of the Group of 15 Summit on May 17, Mehr New Agency reported. The summit brings together high-ranking officials [...]

The Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, says his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has plans to visit Iran in future. President Ahmadinejad made the remarks after returning home from a five-day tour which took him to five African and South American countries including Brazil. Describing the whole tour as successful, the Iranian President added [...]

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ended his tour of Latin American countries, leaving Venezuela for Senegal in western Africa. At the end of his South American tour, Ahmadinejad reiterated that Iran and Venezuela would remain united against US “imperialism”. “Today the people of Venezuela and Iran, friends and brothers in the trench warfare against imperialism, [...]

Iran and Brazil signed eight cooperation deals in Brasilia on Monday after talks between Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. On the second leg of his five-nation tour of South America and Africa, Ahmadinejad arrived in Brazil on Monday with the goal of strengthening ties between the two countries. [...]

Iran’s President is scheduled to begin his tour to five countries in Africa and South America on Sunday days after the Israeli president ended a tour aimed at rallying support against Tehran. “Iranian President (Mahmoud Ahmadinejad) will visit Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela, Senegal and Gambia,” IRINN reported on Sunday. “Ahmadinejad is slated to visit Gambia in [...]

The Iranian minister of industry and mines says his country plans to set up a tractor production plant in Senegal in the near future. Ali-Akbar Mehrabian says Iran is ready to ‘develop the agriculture industry’ in this western African country. Mehrabian made the remarks in a meeting with Senegalese Foreign Minister Madicke’ Niang in Tehran. [...]

The West approach towards Iran has changed because of Iran’s correct stances, said Senegalese President, Abdoulaye Wade. In a meeting with Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in Tehran Saturday, Wade said, “in this era we see the alteration of the West approach towards Iran that shows Iran’s correct stances.” Also expressing satisfaction over the trend [...]

Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade is scheduled to travel to Iran to meet with his Iranian counterpart and discusses Palestinian issues including holy Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Senegalese chief executive is slated to arrive in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday morning and will be welcomed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the presidential complex, Mehr news agency [...]