TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) -- EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana will be visiting Tehran in the near future to deliver the 5+1 group’s new package of proposals on the nuclear issue, Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki announced on Tuesday.

“Recently, Solana asked for permission to visit Iran to present the package of proposals of the 5+1 group (five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany) to Iranian officials, and the request has been granted,” Mottaki told reporters at a joint press conference with his Ghanaian counterpart Akwasi Osei-Adjei.
But no date has been set for the Solana visit to Tehran, Iran’s top diplomat added.
Iran presented its comprehensive security and nuclear package to the 5+1 group countries last week.
If the 5+1 group is open to the Iranian package, it would encourage the Islamic Republic to study their package of proposals, the Iranian foreign minister stressed.
Mottaki said Iran’s package has been delivered to various countries and the UN and will be presented to the officials of other countries in the coming days.
-------Relations with Africa
Developments in Africa and West Asia, especially the situation in Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, and Afghanistan, were discussed during the talks with the Ghanaian Foreign Minister and his delegation, Mottaki explained.
He also said the Ghanaians presented a report on political developments in Africa.
Africa is on the road to unity, Mottaki stated.
The establishment of the African Union and the African Parliament shows that the continent is pursuing an inter-continental unity and cooperation program, he opined.
Mottaki noted that Iran has declared that the current Iranian calendar year (began March 20) should be the year of expanding relations with Africa, adding, “Meetings between ministers of Iran and African countries are preparations for the summit of African leaders in Iran.”
------New chapter in relations
The Ghanaian foreign minister said African countries have opened a new chapter in their relations with each other and in this endeavor they need good friends to support them.
“We want friends which help us move toward development,” Osei-Adjei told reporters.
He also announced that Ghana and Iran have agreed to cooperate with each other in the areas of trade, agriculture, energy, and auto manufacturing.
Ghana needs investment, not handouts of assistance, Osei-Adjei pointed out.
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