TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and the Chairman of the Russian Duma's Foreign Affairs Committee Leonid Slutsky emphasized the need to strengthen economic and political cooperation between Iran and Russia.

Larijani met and held talks with Leonid Slutsky on the sidelines of the 11th plenary session of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA), which kicked off on Wednesday in Istanbul, Turkey, and will wrap up on December 3. 

During the meeting, the two sides stressed cooperation in various political and economic fields and reviewed the roadmap for the operationalization of construction projects.

Chairman of the Russian Duma's Foreign Affairs Committee said the two countries are able to solve all the issues with cooperation, adding that holding the Parliamentary Conference of Eurasian countries in Tehran proves Iran is a peace-loving country.

He noted that Russia will send high-ranking delegation to participate in the second Parliamentary Conference of Eurasian countries in Iran.

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