Iran on Saturday announced plans to assist in the fight
against Boko Haram, as part of its contribution for global
peace.
The country’s Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, Amir
Hossein Abdollohian made the announcement while
addressing the press on Saturday on the sideline of the
ongoing 24th Assembly of the African Union Heads of State
and Government in Addis Ababa.
Abdollohian said the activities of the Boko Haram militants
and that of Al-Shabaab in the Somalia were similar to that
of Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State and other terrorist groups
in the Middle East.
“Boko Haram in Nigeria and Al-Shabaab in the Horn of
Africa are similar with Al-Qaeda and ISISL in parts of the
Middle East using similar methods of operations to cause
havoc to the people of the two regions. Iran is therefore
willing to use its experience in dealing with terror groups to
assist in combatting these groups in Africa.”
He said Iran was willing to share its experiences on terrorist
activities it gathered over the years in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria
and other parts of the Middle East with Africa, particularly
Nigeria and Somalia, as part of efforts to ensure global
peace.
According to him, Iran has opened consultation with the
African Union to offer its contribution to the affected
countries in the coming days.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Iran is attending
the AU Summit as an observer with interest in bilateral and
multilateral cooperation with some of the AU member
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