'Paying attention to African continent is one of Iran's priorities,' Ali Salehabadi told reporters.
'There are much good potential in this continent for Iran to export goods to Africa,' he added.
Salehabadi is accompanied by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Zavad Zarif during his African tour.
We reached agreement on banking issues with some African banks, he said.
Describing the African tour as fruitful, he said the trip will help develop trade exchanges volume between Iran and African countries.
His three-leg African tour took him first to South Africa and later to Uganda and Niger, respectively.
During his two-day trip to South Africa, Zarif first attended Iran-South Africa Trade Forum and then held talks with the country’s high-ranking officials, including President Jacob Zuma and Foreign Minister Mashabane.
Economic, trade and technological delegates accompanying Zarif comprised Director General of Export Development Bank Ali Salehabadi, Head of University Jihad Khosro Mokhtari, Managing Director of Shipping Organization Mohammad Saeedi, Deputy Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture Masoud Khansari and Head of Rouyan Research Center Hamid Gourabi.
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Tehran, Oct 28, IRNA – Iran is supposed to set up brokerage relations with South Africa, Uganda and Niger, the Managing Director of Export Development Bank of Iran said.