Tehran, IRNA – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has described as valuable the convergence of political positions between the country and Eritrea, saying Iran is ready to share its capabilities and resources with the African country.

Pezeshkian made the remarks on Wednesday in a meeting with visiting Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh Mohammed.

He said in the meeting that Iran appreciates Eritrea’s position on supporting the oppressed people of Palestine amid an ongoing Israeli war on Gaza.

The president said Tehran is ready to share its economic capabilities with Eritrea and to transfer its experiences to the country.

For his part, the Eritrean foreign minister condemned the assassination earlier in the day in Tehran of Palestinian resistance group Hamas’ political chief Ismail Haniyeh.

Saleh Mohammed, who attended president Pezeshkian’s inauguration on Tuesday, said Eritrea seeks expansion of relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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