Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi underlined Iran's willingness to expand ties with the African states, specially with friendly and brother countries like Guinea-Bissau, IRNA reported.
Salehi made the remarks in a meeting with the Guinea-Bissau's Foreign Minister Faustino Fudut Imbali here in Tehran on Sunday.
'From the point of view of Islamic Republic of Iran relations with African states is special and ties with friendly and brotherly countries like Guinea-Bissau are more specific,' he added.
The foreign minister of Guinea-Bissau, for his part, called for benefiting from Iran's experiences, and said, 'Guinea-Bissau deems as important mutual cooperation with Iran in mining, health, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, development and energy.