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TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama arrived in Tehran Sat. night to discuss expansion of bilateral relations with Iranian officials on Sunday. The visit of Ghana’s President came at the invitation of his Iranian counterpart President Hassan Rouhani and follows the trend of similar visits of other world leaders to Tehran to cement political and economic relations with the Islamic Republic in the immediate post-sanctions era. The two presidents are scheduled to hold bilateral talks and attend a press conference and release a joint statement on Sunday. They will also preside over the signing of a number of MoUs in the fields of agriculture, standards, oil and energy, legal aid, renewable energies and processing cocoa in both state and private sectors. President Mahama will also meet the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and hold discussions with the Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani. He is also expected to visit a power plant and meet with Ghanaians in Iran before leaving for Accra. President Mahama is accompanied on this visit by his ministers of foreign affairs, oil and energy, economy, agriculture, development and natural resources.