Tehran, July 28, IRNA -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi said here Monday that the Iranian government has decided to dissolve joint economic commissions with Ghana and 18 other countries.

Speaking at his weekly press conference, Asefi said that such commissions are established to promote economic cooperation among countries, but they would not be helpful for those countries pursuing free trade at global level.

The Islamic Republic has decided to dissolve its joint economic commissions with 19 states including Ireland, Belgium, Bangladesh, Tanzania, Senegal, Slovakia, Czech, Sweden, Ghana, Croatia, France, Finland, North Korea, Georgia, Guinea, Mexico, Moldova, Norway and New Zealand.