The issue was raised in a meeting between Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Benin's Foreign Minister Nassirou Arifari Bako in Tehran on Sunday.
Ahmadinejad reaffirmed the Islamic Republic's determination to expand its relations with all the independent states across the globe.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran will steadfastly pursue the expansion of its ties with independent countries, including Benin, and considers that to be to the benefit of the two nations as well as all sovereign states," said Ahmadinejad.
The Iranian chief executive also described the relations between Tehran and Porto-Novo as "brotherly and expanding."
Arifari Bako, for his part, expressed satisfaction with the pace of the implementation of mutual agreements between Iran and Benin and noted that the January visit by Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi to the West African country remarkably facilitated the process.
Benin's foreign minister, whose country currently holds the rotating presidency of the African Union, also hailed the positive atmosphere of Iran's comprehensive negotiations with the Group 5+1 group (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) in the Kazakh city of Almaty on February 26 and 27.
Arifari Bako also met with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi on Sunday.
Early in June, Salehi and Beninese President Thomas Yayi Boni explored avenues for the further expansion of the relations and cooperation between the two countries.
During the meeting, Salehi conveyed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's message to Boni and invited him to pay an official visit to Iran.
He described as "important and constructive" consultations between Iran as the current chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and Benin as the president of the African Union.
The Iranian minister further voiced Tehran's preparedness to cooperate with Benin in all fields, including agriculture, health and medical treatment, science, education and energy.
The Beninese President, for his part, underlined the importance of Iran's chairmanship in the NAM and said, "The two countries share close and common views as members of the (NAM) movement and can cooperate in regional and international arenas."
He said Benin views Iran as an "important partner" and wishes to cooperate with Iran in education, health, economy, agriculture, energy, irrigation and animal husbandry.
Salehi's visit came in response to the last year visit to Tehran by Benin's foreign minister.
In August 2011, Iran and Benin signed 4 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), including lifting visa requirements for the two countries' nationals who hold political and service passports.
The agreements were signed by Salehi and Arifari Bako in Tehran at the time.
The Benin Republic is located in West Africa and neighbors Niger in the North, Nigeria in the East, Togo in the West, and Benin Gulf in the South.
Tehran has prioritized promotion of its economic and political ties with the African states and the country is now considered as one of the African Union's strategic partners.
Tehran's efforts to boost ties and cooperation with Africa have led to its acceptance as an observing member of the African Union (AU), where it has shown an active presence in the AU summit meetings.
