Zarif Stresses Promotion Of South-South Co-op

Tehran, June 15, IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif here on Sunday underlined the need for reinforcing South-South cooperation to tackle terrorism. Zarif made the remarks in a joint press conference with visiting South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkona Mashabane. Mashabane, for her part, announced that South African President Jacob Zuma is to visit Iran in the next few months to attend the 12th session of the two countries Joint Commission. The South African minister arrived in Tehran early Sunday to hold talks with high ranking Iranian officials on expansion of mutual relations and regional and global developments./end