Iran deputy FM meets Bulgarian, South African counterparts

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
the two countries, the deputy foreign minister of Iran stressed the readiness of Iran to improve specialized cooperation and accept
Bulgaria's investment in Iran.The two sides also reviewed regional and international developments and stressed the need for continuous
consultation and exchange of experiences in various fields, including issues and consequences of the reception of migrants and
refugees.Referring to the 125-year history of Iran-Bulgaria diplomatic relations, Petrova said that her country's membership in the European
Union provides more grounds for cooperation between the two countries in addition to bilateral relations.She stressed the importance of
establishing direct flights between Sofia and Tehran as facilitators of public, commercial and macro relations.Petrova expressed
satisfaction with trip to country with civilizational and cultural history like Iran and announced her country's readiness to hold the 20th
joint economic commission of the two countries in the second half of this year in Tehran.She stressed the areas of culture, sports and youth
as the infrastructure of the two countries' long-standing relations, which can also contribute to the development of diplomatic
because the cooperation between the two countries is based on the stabilizing, security-building and justice-seeking policies of Iran and
successful resistance of the South African people against gross oppression and apartheid in the eyes of world, especially independent
and illegal sanctions are exactly the same violators of the rights of the people of South Africa in the form of support for the apartheid
nations by Westerners is unparalleled in the world, Tehran and Pretoria can be the global flag bearers for the protection of human rights
global relations, Mashego-Dlamini considered as necessary the acceleration of the development of existing relations and entry into new areas