Senegalese Prime Minister Cheikh Hadjibou Soumare described Iran as a large country with abundant and high potentials, and voiced enthusiasm for paying a visit to the Islamic Republic.

Pakistan has agreed to details of a deal for buying gas from Iran, officials from both sides said on Friday, adding that the proposed tri-nation pipeline would be viable even if India, the third party, walked out.

Bolivian President Evo Morales welcomed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Bolivia on Thursday.