Jakarta, Feb. 13 -- Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Indonesia, Mohammad Boroujerdi, highlighted the need to strengthen cooperation among D8 member countries in addressing current economic challenges.

"We believe that the countries, the independent countries and also Islamic countries, they need to have more cooperation, solidarity, and closeness to just face the new situation in the economic area," said the ambassador in a special interview with ANTARA, here on Friday (2/13).

He made the statement ahead of the D8 Summit, where Indonesia, which is hosting this year's Summit, will welcome leaders from its member countries, namely Iran, Turkiye, Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Nigeria, and Azerbaijan, in a summit to be...