President calls for reinforcing ties with D-8 countries

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
expand trade and transit commodities, which have been overlooked.Raisi made the remarks in a meeting on Monday with D-8 Secretary-General
Isiaka Abdulqadir Imam, who is visiting Tehran.Raisi went on to say that Iran is ready to share its technological knowhow with D-8 member
countries, President Raisi emphasized that members should strive to increase trade exchanges among themselves while exercising their
capacities.The president went on to say that the U.S
does not want developing countries to grow and likes to see them dependent in order to keep its dominance in any way possible.Iran,
according to Abdulqadir Imam, is an active member of the organization, with two prominent D-8 institutes located in Tehran and Hamedan.D-8
Mehdi Safari also held talks with the D-8 chief on Monday