Kenyan President William Ruto said his country is eager to export more tea, meat, and agricultural products to Iran as part of efforts to boost economic ties between the two nations.  
 
"Kenya is keen on enhancing its trade volumes with Iran. That is why we are working closely with Tehran to facilitate the export of more tea, meat, and other agricultural products to Iran, which will also act as a key entry point to Central Asian countries," Ruto told reporters after a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi in Nairobi, African media reported.  
 
The Iranian president arrived in Kenya on Wednesday on the first leg of his three-nation tour of Africa aimed at expanding ties and signing multiple economic and cooperation agreements.
 
In Kenya, five cooperation documents were signed between the high-ranking officials of Iran and Kenya in the presence of the presidents of the two countries.
 
The cooperation documents were in the fields of veterinary medicine, communication, culture, fisheries, and professional technology, which were signed by the ministries of foreign affairs, information, communication and digital economy, tourism, wildlife and heritage, mining, water economy, and marine affairs and education of Kenya and the ministry of foreign affairs and cooperatives, labor and social welfare of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The president of Iran and Kenya attended the signing ceremony.
 
"These memoranda will enhance and further deepen our bilateral relations for sustainable growth and development between our two countries," Ruto said.
 
“This will bring about the much-desired trade balance that is in favor of Iran,” the Kenyan president said.