Iran, Kuwait Parliament speakers discuss boosting cooperation

June 11, 2007 - 0:0
KUWAIT CITY (IRIB) -- The Iranian and Kuwaiti Parliament Speakers on Saturday held talks on broadening parliamentary cooperation.

Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel and Kuwaiti Speaker of Majlis al-Umma (National Assembly) Jasem al-Kharafi discussed ways to develop parliamentary cooperation.

Al-Kharafi voiced his country's interest in consolidating all-field relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran and said there exists huge untapped potentials which should be explored for expansion of bilateral ties.

The Kuwaiti Speaker said that Kuwaiti investors are willing to make investment in Iranian real estate sector. "We hope the Iranian Majlis would pass the relevant bill to help business promotion between the two countries." He said "We hope the Islamic Republic of Iran which plays an effective role in the region would make efforts to help resolve the catastrophic situation in Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine."

The Iranian Majlis Speaker, for his part, underlined that Tehran calls for consolidation of ties with members of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) mainly Kuwait.

Haddad Adel said that it is about 28 years that the enemies of Islam have rushed to the Persian Gulf region to tarnish ties between the neighboring states but Iran is quite confident that the Kuwaiti officials, who always exercise wise and rational policy, would foil their plots.

Iran's Majlis speaker, heading a delegation, arrived in Kuwait City on Friday to confer with the country's high-ranking officials on strengthening bilateral and regional cooperation.