Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic is ready to workwith its friends in countering terrorism.The Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to cooperate with friendly countries in fighting terrorism and violence, Zarif told his Burundian counterpart LaurentKavakure in Bujumburaon Tuesday night.
Zarif also expressed hope that relations betweenTehran and Bujumbura will further expand, particularly on the economic front.
Kavakure, for his part, pointed to the growing activities of terrorist groups in Africa and underlined the need for collective cooperation to combat terrorism.
Zarif, who is on a tour of Africa, also attended a dinner banquet in Bujumbura on Tuesday night, during which he said Iran which holds therotating presidencyof the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) stands readyto seriously pursue the formation of an international coalition against violence and extremism as proposed by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
Zarifs remarks come against the backdropof growing terrorist activities by Boko haram Takfiri militants in Africa.
Boko Haram, whose name means Western education is forbidden, controls large parts of northeastern Nigeria. Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria are the four African countries that have been directly affected by the growing threat of Boko Haram.
More than 13,000 people have been killed and over a million made homeless as a result of Boko Haram violence since 2009.
By Press TV
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