JAKARTA,
Jul. 29 (MNA) – Deputy FM Rahimpour on Fri. stressed Iran’s resolve for
starting a new chapter of cooperation with Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) member states.
Ebrahim
Rahimpour, Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia-Pacific Affairs, made the remark in
a Friday meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi in Jakarta on
Friday. During the meeting which took place on the sidelines of the sixth
consultative-political committee’s meeting in the Indonesian capital, the two
sides conferred on various venues for expansion of cooperation.
Rahimour
thanked Indonesia as an ASEAN member state for its support for Iran’s accession
to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) and highlighted
Tehran’s firm resolve for expanding cooperation with the ASEAN countries.
Iran’s
request to accede to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia
(TAC) has been approved by the ASEAN in the 49th Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in
Vientiane, Laos, 24 July.
Rahimpour
noted that Iran deems Indonesia as one of its priorities in foreign policies,
and described the future visit of Indonesian President Joko Widodo to Tehran as
highly significant for expediting the implementation of agreements and
cementing bilateral relations.
He went
on to stress Iran’s mutual support for Indonesia in regional and international
circles, highlighting the Islamic Republic’s keen interest on improving ties
with ECO and ASEAN.
The
Indonesian foreign minister, for her part, deemed Iran a close friend to
Indonesia, and warmly welcomed Iran’s accession to TAC and closer cooperation
with the ASEAN.
“Indonesia
is ready to advance its relations with Iran on bilateral, regional and
international levels,” she said.
The two
sides further called for expansion of banking relations in a bid to facilitate
trade transactions between Tehran and Jakarta.
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