TEHRAN- On Wednesday, the speaker of Iran’s Parliament met and spoke with several foreign officials who departed for Tehran to attend the inauguration ceremony of Masoud Pezeshkian.

According to ISNA, Nechirvan Idris Barzani, the President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, who arrived in the Iranian capital to participate in the inauguration ceremony of the fourteenth presidential term, met with Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s Parliament. 

The expansion of bilateral relations, border security, and increasing cooperation in the legislative field were among the topics of this meeting. 

In another meeting, Qalibaf met with Nuriddin Ismailov, the speaker of the Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan, and discussed legislative matters. 

Amadou Ba, the representative of the National Assembly of Senegal, also met with Qalibaf and congratulated him on his re-election in Iran’s Parliament, emphasizing the need to enhance bilateral relations between Iran and Senegal. 

Hussein Arnous, the Prime Minister of Syria, in his meeting with Iran’s Parliament speaker, expressed gratitude for the inter-agency coordination between Iran and Syria in carrying out Operation True Promise, and called for political support for occupied Palestine and condemnation of the Israeli regime for its attacks on civilians in Gaza. 

In another meeting, Qalibaf hosted the Minister of Agriculture of Lebanon. During this meeting, he noted to Abbas al-Haj Hassan, “The Zionist regime, especially Netanyahu, conditions its establishment on the expansion of war and crime and that the United States and some Western countries support this issue.”

The Lebanese Minister of Agriculture expressed his pleasure at being in Iran and thanked it for its hospitality, stating, “Today, you are the cornerstone of the Resistance axis in the region, which you have managed to strengthen. The people of Lebanon appreciate your role.” 

Vyacheslav Volodin, the chairman of the State Duma of Russia, also thanked Iran for hosting the inauguration ceremony of Masoud Pezeshkian during his meeting with the speaker of the Parliament, noting, “A security conference with the participation of six neighboring countries of Russia will soon be held in Moscow, and we invite you to attend this important regional conference.” 

Qalibaf also thanked Volodin for his presence at the presidential inauguration and emphasized the necessity of forming a bilateral economic commission between Iran and Russia to pursue the commercial agreements of both countries. 

In another meeting, the speaker of the Parliament hosted Manuel Marrero Cruz, the Prime Minister of Cuba, where both sides emphasized their commitment to fighting imperialism and fostering long-term bilateral cooperation. 

Igor Sergienko, the chairman of the Parliament of Belarus, also thanked Iran for hosting the inauguration ceremony and called for coordination between the legislative assemblies of Iran and Belarus. 

In another meeting with the speaker of the National Assembly of Algeria, Qalibaf thanked Algeria for expressing condolences regarding the tragic incident that occurred to Ayatollah Raisi, the late president of Iran, and referred to the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, stating, “After 300 days of crimes in Gaza, the Israelis, unable to achieve their goals, have resorted to disgraceful crimes and state terrorism. Iran and Algeria will stand alongside the people of Gaza against the crimes of the Israeli regime.”