TEHRAN – Tehran wants to enhance its economic relations with Kuala Lumpur, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here on Sunday.

He made the remarks in a meeting with Mahathir Mohamed, the former Malaysian prime minister, the Mehr News agency reported.
Mahathir, Malaysia’s longest-serving prime minister, called for expansion of bilateral ties.
During his term in office, Mahathir was credited for engineering Malaysia’s rapid modernization. He is also known for his criticisms of western and developed countries.
The cooperation in oil, gas, and joint projects were discussed in the meet.
Iran has invested 940 million dollars in Malaysia’s industrial sector in 2007, ranking the third after Japan and Germany, the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) has reported