/ 10 May 1999

MUGABE MEETS IRANIAN PRESIDENT

VISITING Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe held talks with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Khatami on Saturday on ways to promote political and economic ties, state radio said. Mugabe, who arrived here on Friday, said Zimbabwe was willing to expand cooperation in various sectors, including agriculture, mining and refining. During his three-day visit, Mugabe is also due to meet Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and parliamentary speaker Ali Akbar Nateq-Nuri.