From: Berhane Habtemariam (Berhane.Habtemariam@gmx.de)
Date: Wed Oct 08 2008 - 07:00:44 EDT
Iran: Mottaki stresses need for strengthening Iran-Eritrea ties
8.10.2008
Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in a meeting with visiting Eritrean Information Dissemination Minister, Ahmad Abdo, stressed need for strengthening Tehran-Asmara cultural and media ties.
According to IRNA Political Desk reporter, the Islamic Republic of Iran Foreign Ministry's Information and Media Head Office reported that Mottaki in the meeting referred to the independence seeking struggles of Eritrean people in their anti-colonialist campaign, arguing, "High self esteem of the present generation of Eritreans is one of the fruits of your people's anti-colonialist struggles." He reiterated, "Eritrea is situated at a very sensitive and strategic geographical position and has managed to take long strides towards national advancement relying on an appropriate management system."
The Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs referred to the current year meeting between the two countries' presidents, reiterating, "That meeting provided an appropriate ground for boosting comprehensive relations in regional field and we are after implementing them." The Eritrean Information Dissemination Minister, too, during the meeting referred to the friendly role and fruitful ties between Iran and Eritrea, adding, "Big world powers, particularly the United States, are after expansionist objectives and exertion of their hegemony around the globe when they speak of expanding ties." Voicing his agreement with Mottaki in his bid for expanding media ties with Eritrea, he said, "Expansion of comprehensive ties with the brother and friendly Islamic Republic of Iran is among Eritrea's top foreign relation priorities."
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