Parliamentary Ties

Parliamentary elections kick off in Georgia: report

TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Parliamentary elections are underway in Georgia. The total number of voters for the October 26 elections is 3,508,294 people, Georgia’s First Channel reported.

Iran, Zimbabwe parl. speakers stress parliamentary coop.

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Iran’s Parliament Speaker in a meeting with the speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe stated that parliamentary cooperation between the two countries can lay basis for developing relations between governments.

Iran, Turkey stress unity of Islamic states to face Israel

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and his Turkish counterpart Numan Kurtulmuş have emphasized the unity of Islamic countries to confront the Zionist regime.

Iran, Armenia discuss developing parliamentary cooperation

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – A group of Iranian parliament members met with the lawmakers of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia and discussed the issue of parliamentary cooperation between the two countries.

Parliament speaker calls for expanding Iran-Tajikistan ties

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has called for the expansion of the bilateral relations between Tehran and Dushanbe.

Bangladesh parliament dissolved

TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday dissolved the 12th parliament that was formed through the January 7 national election amid the opposition boycott of polls.

BRICS may set up parliamentary body in future: Putin says

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that BRICS may create a parliamentary body in the future.

Ghalibaf meets Russian State Duma chief on 10th BRICS Forum

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf met and held talks with President of the Russian State Duma Viacheslav Valodin on the sidelines of the 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in St. Petersburg.

Over crimes in Gaza;

Muslim parliamentary union calls for Israel to be prosecuted

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – A meeting of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation has called for Israeli leaders to be prosecuted for the regime’s crimes against the besieged Gaza Strip.

Senior Iranian MP:

Iran, Russia need to step up efforts for ceasefire in Gaza

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – Iranian and Russian lawmakers have stressed the need for an immediate cessation of aggression on the Gaza Strip by the Zionist Israeli regime.

Iranian senior MP:

Muslim states should be unified at IPU meeting

TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) – A senior Iranian lawmaker has said that Islamic countries should be unified and not allow the European consensus against the Resistance Front at the 147th Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).

Ghalibaf:

Al-Aqsa Storm op. response to 75-year long Zionists crimes

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – The Iranian parliament speaker says that the Zionist Israeli regime cannot play the victim policy after all the crimes in its recently launched assault on the Gaza Strip.

Ghalibaf stresses expanding Iran ties with African nations

TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – The Iranian parliament speaker has attached great importance to expanding relations between Iran and African countries, saying that Tehran attaches as much importance to Africa as to BRICS countries.

Iran, Tajikistan review bilateral parliamentary cooperation

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – The Iranian ambassador to Tajikistan and the Chairmen of the Assembly of Representatives of Tajikistan reviewed the latest status and prospects of parliamentary cooperation between the two countries.

Vietnam calls for developing ties, cooperation with Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – President of Vietnam's National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue has called for expanding relations and developing cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Serbian parliament speaker in Iran for bilateral talks

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – Heading a parliamentary delegation, President of the National Assembly of Serbia Vladimir Orlić arrived in Tehran on Sunday to hold meetings with high-ranking Iranian officials.

Iran envoy calls for boosting parliamentary ties with Algeria

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to Algeria called for increasing parliamentary cooperation between Iran and Algeria.

Iran, Oman discuss expansion of economic, trade cooperation

TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – The deputy speaker of the Iranian parliament Mojtaba Zonnouri and his Omani counterpart in a meeting conferred on expanding the cooperation between the two countries in the fields of economy and trade.

Kuwaiti Cabinet approves decree dissolving parliament

TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) – Kuwait’s Cabinet on Monday approved an Emiri decree on dissolving the National Assembly (parliament).

Lawmaker:

Developing parliamentary coop. to expand Iran-Mexico ties

TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – In a meeting with the Mexican envoy to Tehran, a senior Iranian MP called for boosting parliamentary cooperation between the two countries, expressing hope that such cooperation will positively affect the bilateral ties.

Malaysia eying expansion of parliamentary ties with Iran

TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – The speaker of the Malaysian Parliament called for expanding parliamentary relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iran, Bahrain officials confer on parliamentary issues

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Chairman of the Iranian parliamentary delegation Mojtaba Rezakhah in a meeting with Bahrain's Parliament Speaker Ahmed Al Musallam discussed Tehran-Manama parliamentary issues.

Chairman of Russian Duma arrives in Tehran

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation arrived in Tehran on Sunday evening for a state visit.

Speaker of Russia’s State Duma eying to visit Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (MNA) – Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin may travel to Iran in January, Russian media quoted informed sources as saying.

Iran, Russia stress boosting parliamentary relations

TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a meeting with the heads of the Russian parliamentary friendship group stressed the need for developing Tehran-Moscow parliamentary ties and cooperation.

Iran VP:

Domineering states should not be allowed to abuse HR as tool

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – Iranian Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs said that domineering countries should not be allowed to abuse issues such as human rights to advance their arrogant goals.