IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS WITH ZANZIBAR PRESIDENT

Iran's Foreign Minster Hossein Amirabdollahian told Zanzibar’sPresident Hussein Mwinyi that the Islamic Republic is ready to facilitate the presence of Iranian businesspeople in Zanzibar.
The foreign minister said trade, academic, industrial and interurban relations are among areas in which Iran and Zanzibar can work. At the end, Amirabdollahian extended the Iranian president's formal invitation to the president of Zanzibar to visit Tehran.

Mr. Hussein Mwinyi for his part welcomed Amirabdollahian to Zanzibar. He also appreciated the Iranian foreign minister and his entourage for visiting Zanzibar. Mwinyi further welcomed any effort to expand bilateral ties in areas referred to by Amirabdollahian and said he was ready to help facilitate the presence of Iranian companies in Zanzibar.