BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

21/07/2007

Belarus, Iran work on implementing bilateral agreements - FM

MINSK, July 21 (Itar-Tass) - Belarus and Iran are actively working on the implementation of the agreements reached at the meetings of the presidents of the two countries in Minsk and Tehran, Belarussian Foreign Minister Sergei Martynov said on Saturday.

Summing up the results of his talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, the Belarussian minister said, "Today Belarus welcomed my esteemed colleague - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Manouchehr Mottaki, with whom we maintain permanent working contacts. In the recent several months we've met in Minsk and Tehran two or three times. This proves of intensive contacts between our countries."

"Our meetings are devoted to the ministries' efforts aimed at implementing the agreements reached by the leaders of our states in Minsk and Tehran," Martynov stressed.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited Minsk at the end of May. Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko and the Iranian leader agreed to maintain cooperation at the international arena and step up interaction in the trade, economic and banking spheres.

In addition, in their joint communiqu© the heads of state of the two countries expressed satisfaction with their accord to continue cooperation in developing the Jofeir oil field.

Source:

http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11736027&PageNum=0

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