Ali Baqeri Kani, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, who is visiting Manila to take part in the seventh meeting of the joint consultative committee between Iran and the Philippines, met with Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines Enrique Manalo on Wednesday morning.
The Iranian diplomat described sixty years of amicable interaction and cooperation between the two nations as the best support for upgrading mutual relationships in the future.
The secretary of foreign affairs of the Philippines, for his part, recalled his recent meeting with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, adding that his country is keen on expanding ties with Iran, particularly in various economic sectors.
Manalo also described the devastating events in Gaza, as well as the massacre of Palestinian women and children as profoundly disturbing and declared that the Philippines opines that the war in Gaza should come to an end as soon as possible.
The seventh joint consultative committee meeting on political, economic, and cultural affairs between Iran and the Philippines was held in Manila on Tuesday after a seven-year interval.
4208
Your Comment