The third Iran-Africa Economic Cooperation Conference was addressed by Iran’s First Vice President, Mohammadreza Aref, who expressed the country’s interests in advancing trade relations with Africa
He said that Iran is ready to export petrochemicals to Africa with an aim to strengthen strategic partnership between the two countries given the current shifts in global power dynamics.
Refering to its mineral and mining sectors as ‘golden soils’, Iran extended all kinds of technical support for Africa’s industrial growth.
Aref also announced the country’s intent for collaboration with Africa to advance clean energy and regional electricity networks. Technological cooperation and knowledge transfer in other fields were also discussed.
