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Fighting apartheid has strengthened Iran-South Africa ties, FM says

Iran Materials 15 June 2014 15:23 (UTC +04:00)
Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the cooperation between the Iran and South Africa against apartheid has resulted in strong bonds between the two countries.
Fighting apartheid has strengthened Iran-South Africa ties, FM says

Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the cooperation between the Iran and South Africa against apartheid has resulted in strong bonds between the two countries.

The minister's comment came during his meeting with South Africa's minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana Mashabane in Tehran on June 15, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported.

Zarif stated that he has discussed bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues with his South African counterpart.

The Iranian foreign minister also announced that South African President Jacob Zuma would pay a visit to Tehran in a near future.

Elsewhere, Zarif pointed to the latest developments in the region, including the recent surge in terrorist activities, and stated, "due to foreign countries' interferences in our region and also in Africa, we face terrorist threats."

On June 10, Iraq's northern Nineveh Province fell into the hands of militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The group's attacks have reportedly forced more than half a million people in and around Mosul, the capital of Nineveh province, to flee their homes.

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