IranPress/Iran: Parliament's General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian at a meeting with special envoy of Singapore’s parliament speaker to Tehran Ung Kong Yung described certain regional developments and emphasized the need to fight terrorism and settle down issues through political solutions; “the Islamic Republic of Iran has always advocated diplomatic solutions based on people’s will.”
“Security in Iran may be considered as a model for sustainable security in other regional states and Tehran is paying a heavy price to provide stability and security in the region”, Parliament's General Director for International Affairs added.
Amir-Abdollahian said Tehran carries heavy costs for providing the entire region with stability and security.
Parliament's General Director for International Affairs stated that the two sides have always held good relations though bilateral cooperation needs to be developed in areas like trade, economy, politics and culture “expansion of ties between Iran and Singapore, as two major and influential states, could benefit both nations.”
Amir-Abdollahian also conveyed warm greetings of Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani to his Singaporean counterpart adding “Iran’s Parliament is fully ready to help strengthen bilateral relations in all areas.”
The official further touched upon excellent potentials in the ties between the two sides especially in economic fields noting “increased collaboration between Iran and Singapore plays a crucial role in creating mutual understanding and recognition of common potentials.”
Ung Kong Yung, for his part, pointed to growing cooperation between Iran and Singapore saying “Singapore attaches great importance to relations based on mutual respect and understanding and common interests.”
“Iran enjoys an important position in the west of Asia and the country's big market is very attractive to other states,” Ung Kong Yung continued voicing his country’s willingness to escalate bilateral ties with Iran by exploiting all existing capacities.
The Singaporean official also submitted letter of invitation of Singapore speaker of House of Representatives to his counterpart Ali Larijani and called for parliamentary delegation visits in different levels.
Also in early August, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif who travelled to Singapore for a ministerial meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), held talks with the president and foreign minister of the Southeast Asian country.
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