Javanfekr urges promotion of Iran-Algeria ties

Tehran, Jan 11, IRNA – Presidential Advisor and IRNA Chief Ali-Akbar Javanfekr said here on Monday that political, economic, cultural and media ties between Iran and Algeria should be upgraded to a desirable level.

Javanfekr told Algerian Ambassador to Tehran Soufiane Mimouni that high popularity of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad among African nations, especially Algerians, indicates close bonds among them.

He said the Islamic Republic of Iran believes that all its achievements in the nuclear domain belongs to all world nations and 'Our duty in the Islamic Republic News Agency is to better introduce the country's achievements.'

On Iran's scientific achievements, Javanfekr said that Iran has made remarkable progress in the nuclear and medical domains. All these can serve as areas of cooperation between Iran and Algeria, he added.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Javanfekr said Iran is ready to put its experience concerning subsidy reform plan at the disposal of Algeria.

In the economic domain no attention should be paid to western theories, noted IRNA Chief, adding that the Iranian government's performance in economic field, especially its subsidy reform plan, is to be presented in the West as new theory.

He said Iran and Algeria can cooperate in film making.

He added that IRNA is ready for media cooperation with Algeria.

Inviting Iranian businesspersons to invest in Algeria, the Algerian envoy called for sharing of experience and information between his country and Iran in the economic, media and movie making fields./end