Fars News Agency
Senior Iranian and Somali parliamentarian laid
emphasis on the further enhancement of all-out relations between the two
Muslim nations.
In a meeting between Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National
Security and Foreign Policy Commisiion Alaeddin Boroujerdi and a
visiting delegation of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, led by
Cabdalle Boss Axmed, the pair stressed the need for further development
of mutual cooperation between Tehran and Mogadishu.
“Expansion of friendly relations in political, economic and cultural
fields with Muslim countries is among the basic policies of the Islamic
Republic of Iran,” Boroujerdi said during the meeting.
Axmed, for his part, said the Federal Parliament of Somalia attaches
importance to bolstering political, economic and parliamentary
cooperation with Iran.
Iran is an observing member of the African Union (AU) and has shown an active presence in previous AU summit meetings.
The country is considered as one of the AU's strategic partners along
with India, Japan, China, several South American states and Turkey,
while Tehran is also believed to be prioritizing promotion of its
economic and political ties with the African states.