TEHRAN Gambian Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Momadou Lamine Sedat and Secretary of State for Trade, Industry and Employment Musa Silah here Tuesday called on Iran to share its economic expertise with Gambia.

Silah also told a joint meeting with directors of Iran's cooperatives unions that Gambia is willing to consolidate ties with Iran and Iranian Chamber of Cooperatives, IRNA reported.

Mohammadreza Ramezani, secretary general of Iran's Chamber of Cooperatives told the Gambian officials that given Gambia's abundant natural resources, grounds should be prepared for promotion of cooperation between Iran and that African country.

The directors of Iranian Cooperatives Union, present at the meeting, called for opening of markets in Africa to Iranian products and services. They also called for promotion of economic and commercial relations between Gambia and Iran's cooperatives sector.