President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo sent a message to his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, inviting him to participate in the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) 2019 meeting due to be held in the African country in November.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held separate meetings with highest ranking Guinean officials in a diplomatic tour of West African nations.
An Iranian official says an upcoming visit by the Iranian Foreign Minister to Africa will be a different one compared with the previous ones given the positive atmosphere created after the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, known as JCPOA.
