Larijani made the remarks in a meeting with the Head of the Nigerien Parliamentary Friendship Group Masani Couroni on Tuesday.
Today, one of the major issues of the Muslim world is the fight against terrorism that would be more seriously detrimental to the dignity of Muslims if not resolved as quickly as possible, he noted adding Israeli regime lacks any sympathy towards Muslims and has always been hostile to the Islamic world.
Masani Couroni, for his part, while submitting the message of condolence of Niger’s head of National Assembly on Tehran terrorist attacks to Larijani, expressed readiness to cooperate with the Islamic Republic of Iran's Parliament.
“Niger is a country that has been under international pressure for a long time, but has always tried to take into account the interests of the country and Muslims and not to be overpowered by these pressures,” he noted.
He underlined that a regional summit was held in Africa in attendanec of presidents of the countries of the region; “yet Niger's president did not attend the summit because of the presence of Israeli prime minister in order to defend Muslim rights which is of high importance for Niger."
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