Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian has announced that the country is ready to hold a high-tech trade fair in Mali’s capital Bamako, where advances in Iran’s latest knowledge base will be showcased.
Amir-Abdollahian sits next to his Malian counterpart Abdoulaye Diop as private sector business actors from both sides formed the first-ever Joint Cooperation Committee.
The Iranian minister’s visit to Africa will also go to Tanzania later in the week. “Africa and Mali hold an important position in the Iranian government’s foreign policy,” Amir Abdulahian declared upon arrival, speaking of “his confidence in a new chapter in the new relationship between Tehran and Bamako.”
Hours before Amir Abdullahian’s departure, Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani was addressing reporters in Tehran for a briefing on the fate of the Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). rice field. Tehran has already responded to the proposal drafted by the European Union, enclosing a ‘item for consideration’. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called Iran’s response “reasonable.” The same package awaits a response from Washington, which is under review.
“If you get bitten, you’ll be twice ashamed”
At a news conference in Tehran, Kanani pointed to Iran’s “Plan B” in case the JCPOA failed, and suggested that Tehran should be more “serious” about policies to expand economic ties with other countries and not rely on its economy. mentioned. negotiations with the United States. “We will not be bitten twice through the same hole,” he said, using common Persian expressions to underscore Iran’s disappointment at the economic benefits promised by the JCPOA.
But despite perceived delays in Washington’s reaction to the EU proposal, some Iranian media have recently speculated that a deal may be imminent. The volatile foreign exchange market also showed a positive reaction. The national currency, the rial, has regained about 10% of its lost value against the US dollar over the past week.
But the conservatives’ hardcore view of the sector continued to be ironic. “No sanctions will be lifted by the JCPOA,” writes Kayhan, a paper known for its scathing anti-Western editorial policy. Kayhan downplayed his EU proposals, questioned European political parties for serving Washington’s interests, and likened them to “pets trained by the United States.”
It further underscores the ongoing European inflation and fuel crisis and calls for the JCPOA’s revival to Iran’s energy needs at a moment when the continent is “eating moldy food” and “burning firewood” for fuel. I followed the pressure in Europe.