Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian on Monday said that the Islamic Republic and Nicaragua are working on plans to hold a joint economic cooperation meeting.
He added that the meeting will take place in Nicaragua.
The Iranian Energy Minister was speaking at a meeting with Nicaragua’s Ambassador to Tehran, Isaac Lenin Bravo Jaen, and the country’s Foreign Minister Denis Moncada.
Mehrabian said that the two countries have developed good ties over the past four decades, adding that bilateral relations will further grow as the current Iranian administration attaches paramount importance to expanding cooperation with Latin American states, including in the energy sector.
The Nicaraguan Foreign Minister, on his part, said that ground is already paved for the expansion of ties between Iran and Nicaragua in many fields including agriculture, industry and university affairs.
Source: Islamic Republic News Agency – IRNA
