Iran Press/ Iran News: During the conversation which was described as ‘friendly’ by Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Amirabdollahian conveyed President Ebrahim Raisi's greetings and invitation to visit Iran to the King of Malaysia.
He also congratulated Malaysia on membership in Human Rights Council (HRC) and expressed hope that Malaysia would help promote human rights and address double standards regarding human rights.
Amirabdollahian clarified the foreign policy of the new administration in Iran that takes priority over Asian countries.
The foreign minister said that Iran was ready to expand ties with Malaysia in all areas, including tourism, agriculture, technology, energy, science, and university as well as finalizing the preferential trade agreement between the two countries.
Amirabdollahian said that the signing and implementation of extradition agreements and judicial assistance between Iran and Malaysia was important, highlighting the significance of prisoners' swap between the two states.
He also thanked the Malaysian government for its support of the Palestinian people.
The Malaysian foreign minister Saifuddin Abdullah, for his part, conveyed the warm greetings of senior Malaysian officials to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and highlighted the warm, friendly ties between the two countries.
He said that all the existing capacities were prepared to further expand Iran-Malaysia ties in all areas, including agriculture, tourism, technology, and scientific and academic cooperation.
Abdullah said that Malaysia was aware of the difficulties caused by the sanctions imposed against Iran, adding that nuclear technology was Iran’s rights and he hoped that the talks to be held next week in Vienna to remove sanctions against Iran would be successful.
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