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Tehran to Host Iran-AU Summit in 2010
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki announced that the Iranian and African Union (AU) heads of state are due to attend a summit here in Tehran in the second half of 2010.
Mottaki made the remarks on the sidelines of the 14th AU summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Sunday, elaborating on Iran's policy for expanding ties with the African continent.
"In recent years, Iran has pursued a new approach for expanding cooperation with the African continent in such a way that this cooperation is not merely restricted to political grounds," he told reporters.
Noting that Iran has taken good and effective steps in reinvigorating cooperation with Africa, Mottaki said, "Today we have good relations with the African countries from Senegal and Gambia to Ethiopia and from the North to the South of the African continent."
He also declared that the chairman of the AU Commission Jean Ping is scheduled to visit Iran during the first half of the year to discuss issues related to the upcoming summit in the Iranian capital and exchange views over Iran-AU relations.
Mottaki also mentioned that he has already attended a meeting with the AU commission chairman and finalized the main agendas of the Iran-AU summit in Tehran.
The 14th summit of the AU kicked off in Addis Ababa on Sunday with prime Ministers, Presidents and government officials of the 53 AU countries in attendance.
Iran is an observing member of the 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.
The African Union is made up of both political and administrative bodies. The highest decision-making organ of the African Union is the Assembly, made up of all the heads of state or government of member states of the AU.
The Assembly is currently chaired by Muammar al-Gaddafi, leader of Libya, elected at the tenth ordinary meeting of the Assembly in January 2009.
Fars News Agency :: Tehran to Host Iran-AU Summit in 2010
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki announced that the Iranian and African Union (AU) heads of state are due to attend a summit here in Tehran in the second half of 2010.
Mottaki made the remarks on the sidelines of the 14th AU summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Sunday, elaborating on Iran's policy for expanding ties with the African continent.
"In recent years, Iran has pursued a new approach for expanding cooperation with the African continent in such a way that this cooperation is not merely restricted to political grounds," he told reporters.
Noting that Iran has taken good and effective steps in reinvigorating cooperation with Africa, Mottaki said, "Today we have good relations with the African countries from Senegal and Gambia to Ethiopia and from the North to the South of the African continent."
He also declared that the chairman of the AU Commission Jean Ping is scheduled to visit Iran during the first half of the year to discuss issues related to the upcoming summit in the Iranian capital and exchange views over Iran-AU relations.
Mottaki also mentioned that he has already attended a meeting with the AU commission chairman and finalized the main agendas of the Iran-AU summit in Tehran.
The 14th summit of the AU kicked off in Addis Ababa on Sunday with prime Ministers, Presidents and government officials of the 53 AU countries in attendance.
Iran is an observing member of the 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.
The African Union is made up of both political and administrative bodies. The highest decision-making organ of the African Union is the Assembly, made up of all the heads of state or government of member states of the AU.
The Assembly is currently chaired by Muammar al-Gaddafi, leader of Libya, elected at the tenth ordinary meeting of the Assembly in January 2009.
Fars News Agency :: Tehran to Host Iran-AU Summit in 2010
