IRI Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Saturday the Islamic Republic of Iran and Kenya have common stances toward many international issues.

Speaking with reporters on the sidelines of a meeting with his Kenyan counterpart Moses Wetangula, Mottaki announced that IRI, Kenya, Somalia and IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development in East Africa) will hold a joint meeting to settle Somalia crisis.

Mottaki also underlined the role of Kenya in resolving regional problems in Africa.

In response to a question about IRI intermediation between Eritrea and Djibouti, he expressed hope that the case would be settled in a realistic way, adding the Islamic Republic of Iran will not spare any aid in this regard.

Talking about IRI efforts to settle differences between Chad and Sudan, Mottaki said Chad's president in a letter to President Ahmadinejad had appreciated the efforts.

Kenyan counterpart Moses Wetangula, for his part referred to the active presence of Iranian firms in his country and said 5 Iranian companies are implementing road construction projects in Kenya.

"Volume of the two countries' trade ties is about 100 million dollars," he said predicting the volume would increase up to one billion dollars in future.

Kenya is in real need of crude oil for progress, Wetangula said adding Kenya is receiving its necessary crude oil from Iran.