Zimbabwe: Iran Envoy Meets VP Mphoko

Iran is working on ways of using its outstanding political relations with Zimbabwe as a basis to foster closer trade and economic interaction, its ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Ahmad Erfanian has said. Speaking after paying a courtesy call on Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko at his Munhumutapa office in Harare yesterday, Mr Erfanian said he was convinced that the two countries had promising prospects of economic cooperation.

"We had a fruitful meeting with the honourable Vice President," he said. "We discussed excellent relations which exist between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Zimbabwe. We also discussed different areas of co-operation in the field of trade and investment, science and technology, health and pharmaceutical, agriculture and mining.

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