War on terror discussed by Larijani, Serbian Counterpart

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – Iran’s speaker of Parliament received his Serbian counterpart in Tehran on Monday and exchanged views on matters of bilateral interest. "When Serbia was not still separated from former Yugoslavia, Iran had good ties with the former country, and we still enjoy political and economic relations," said Ali Larijani, Speaker of Iran’s Parliament in Tehran on Monday. The official made the remark at the joint conference following his meeting with visiting President of the National Assembly of Serbia Maja Gojkovic at Baharestan Building of Iran’s Parliament. The Iranian top MP described the bilateral parliamentarian ties positive and recounted that he and his Serbian counterpart discussed, in their morning meeting, the expansion of parliamentarian relations, establishment of joint commissions, and formation of friendship committee. Boosting economic ties and weighting the areas of cooperation were other topics of two-way talks according to Larijani. Saying that the visit paid by Ms. Gojkovic contributed positively to development of Tehran-Belgrade parliamentarian ties, Larijani explained that the visit paved the way for discussing regional issues in the Balkan Peninsula and the Middle East. "Terrorism, which has troubled the whole world and is bearing consequences for the ME and Europe, and the ways to encounter it were also thoroughly discussed in our meeting," affirmed the Iranian lawmaker. He voiced hope that the meetings held during the visit of the Serbian delegation could enhance bilateral ties and lead to mutual understanding in joint international endeavors. Ali Larijani had already travelled to Serbia in October 2013, during which he met with the Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, Parliament Speaker Nebojsa Stefanovic, Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and discussed bilateral ties, particularly in economic and cultural fields, as well as regional and international developments. Also, earlier in August 2015, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic made an official visit to Tehran and met with his Iranian counterpart Zarif. The two explored avenues for strengthening the ties between Tehran and Belgrade. The Serbian minister had called for expansion of reciprocal ties in the political, economic, and parliamentary fields. http://en.mehrnews.com/news/112223/War-on-terror-discussed-by-Larijani-Serbian-Counterpart