Iran Press/ Iran news: Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, in describing the achievements of his three-day trip at the Mehrabad airport in Western Tehran, considered the journey to Africa to strengthen the depth of strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in this continent and stated:" Relations with the African continent are like relations with the countries of the Asian continent and relations are important with other parts of the world and this land of opportunities should not be ignored."
According to Iran press, the president arrived in Tehran today (Friday) after visiting Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe and was welcomed by the first vice president at Mehrabad airport and said that the people of the African continent are interested in having ties with the Islamic Republic, interested in the message of the Islamic Revolution and the leader.
He also added: "Since the beginning of the Islamic revolution, with the blessing of this revolution, the guidance of the Late Imam Khomeini (RH), the blessing of the holy blood of the martyrs, and the guidance of the Leader, Iran has established relations with many countries such as Africa, and these countries, according to the indicators of the Islamic revolution, anti-colonialism, Right-seeking are interested in the Iranian revolution."
Saying that relations with African countries should be strengthened, Ayatollah Raisi said: "In the past years, relations with these countries were neglected."
He considered the purpose of this trip to strengthen the depth of the Strategic policy of the Islamic Republic toward the African continent and said: " These countries have abundant natural resources, reservoirs, and mines, and have many fields and talents."
In the second part, the president described his trip's objectives as follows: "The second objective was to strengthen economic and trade relations. The creation of export markets for knowledge-based products was provided with this trip. Today, Iran has gained the honor of producing knowledge-based products, and these products have a good market. Africa wants Iran's knowledge-based products.
The president listed the supply of raw materials as one of the other goals of his trip to the African continent and said: "0n this trip, the issue of extraterritorial cultivation was followed. In Africa, there is a good field for the production of basic goods. Clearing work with these countries was planned so that Iran would receive basic goods in exchange for providing petrochemical materials.
According to President Raisi, scientific and technological communication was one of the other topics that were followed up during this trip, and in this field, an office was opened in all three countries to introduce technology in Iran.
Referring to public relations during this trip, he said: "We had public and elite relations in all three countries, and meetings were held with economic activists, and businessmen and economic activists announced their readiness to strengthen and activate the market between Iran and Africa, and problems were raised so that some possible obstacles would be removed. More than ever, the tasks should be done with the African continent in the political, economic, and cultural fields."
Emphasizing that the strengthening of bilateral cooperation with these countries will lead to regional and international cooperation, the president said: " Common positions with these countries in the fight against unilateralism and human rights, preserving the unity of the family and fighting against moral anomalies. And we have a fight against organized crime."
President Raisi did not consider the existing connections with this continent to be sufficient and emphasized: "Kenya is the gateway to East Africa and the connection with this country strengthens many connections. Each of these three countries had a position that is important for Iran."
He added: "We believe that the world is not limited to the West, and the foundation of Iran is its connection with the whole world, as much as America and Asia are important, Africa is also important."
Iran to barter petrochemicals for basic goods
Iran’s president on Friday said agreements were reached during his African tour to barter petrochemical products for basic goods.
Ebrahim Raisi, who returned home from a Kenya-Uganda-Zimbabwe tour, added import of raw materials and staples and implementation of an extraterritorial cultivation plan were among the objectives of his visits to the three African nations.
“Like Iran’s relations with the Asian states and other countries of the world, our ties with the African Continent are important and relations with this continent, the land of opportunities, should not be ignored,” he mentioned.
“The world is not limited to just a few Western countries, and we seek to have relations with all states in the world,” said the president and reiterated, “To us, the African Continent is as important as the American and Asian continents.”
During Raeisi and his delegation’s landmark African tour, 21 documents on cooperation in different fields were signed between Iran and the three countries of Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
The African tour was the first by an Iranian president in more than a decade aimed at diversifying relations amid U.S. sanctions.
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