THE Joint Bilateral Commission of South Africa and Iran will meet in Tehran on April 10 and 11 1999, to be attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs Alfred Nzo and delegations from the Departments of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Industry and the Credit Guarantee Insurance Corporation of Africa. Nzo will meet Iranian President Mohammad Khatami and other officials. An Agreement on Merchant Shipping and Related Maritime Matters will be signed. Nzo will return via Abu Dhabi where he will open a new building for the South African Embassy in that city.