IRNA, February 19,
2002.
Tehran, Feb 18, IRNA -- Cuban Ambassador to Iran Jose Amiro Rodriguez and
Minister of Agricultural Jihad Mahmoud Hojjati in a meeting Monday explored
avenues of economic and agricultural cooperation.
Hojati stressed identifying economic and agricultural potentials between
Tehran and Havana adding that the implementation of joint agreement signed
should be expedited.
Cuban ambassador expressed satisfaction on cooperation between the two
countries and welcomed exchange of experts and transfer of know- how in
agriculture and other economic fields between Iran and Cuba. Meanwhile, earlier
in February, First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref in a meeting with Rodriguez
called for consolidation of mutual ties.
At the meeting, Aref described bilateral relations as satisfactory and
underlined continuation and consolidation of mutual ties mainly in the
scientific, technical and bio-technology given the commonalties between the
two countries.
Highlighting Cuba's place in Iran's foreign policy, he said the
exchange of official-level visits and strengthening the joint-economic
commission will be useful in upgrading Tehran-Havana relations.
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