Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino says his country attaches special significance to enhanced relations with Iran, saying that Tehran and Quito enjoy amicable ties in the international scene, Press TV reported.
In a telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi on Wednesday, Patino called on Iranian and Ecuadorian officials to implement agreements that have already been signed following expressed commitments by presidents of both countries to the expansion of bilateral ties.
He also congratulated his Iranian counterpart on the 32nd anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran.
The Iranian nation toppled the US-backed Pahlavi regime 32 years ago, ending the 2,500 years of monarchic rule in the country.
The Islamic Revolution, under the guidance of the late Imam Khomeini, established a new political system based on Islamic values and democracy.
The Iranian minister, for his part, stated that the two governments and nations remain resolute in the expansion of mutual ties.
Salehi praised close bilateral relations that currently remains "on an appropriate path."
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