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Iran's FM seeks Africa ties to boost sanctions-hit economy 

The Islamic Republic renewed the official line that it won't keep its battered economy waiting on the fate of the nuclear deal.  
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Bamako, Mali, Aug. 23, 2022, meets with Mali Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop.

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian announced that his country was ready to open a high-tech fair in the Malian capital, Bamako, where Iran's latest knowledge-based advancements will be put on display.  

Amir-Abdollahian was sitting next to his Malian counterpart, Abdoulaye Diop, as private sector economic actors from both sides formed their first-ever joint cooperation committee.  

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