TEHRAN (FNA)- High-ranking Iranian and Tunisian officials in a meeting in Tunis explored avenues to develop bilateral relations and mutual cooperation between the two countries.
In a meeting between Iranian Ambassador to Tunis Mohammad Reza Raouf Sheybani and Tunisia’s speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People Rachid al-Ghannouchi, the two sides discussed enhancement of relations between the parliaments of the two countries and activation of friendship committee of Iran and Tunisia.
The meeting was also attended by Tunisia’s deputy Parliament Speaker Tarek Fatiti and, chairwoman of the Committee on Rights, Freedoms and External Relations Samah Dammak.
Raouf Sheybani submitted a message by Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf to al-Ghannouchi.
The Iranian envoy said that Iran’s Parliament stresses the importance of expanding the inter-parliamentary relations and the necessity to strengthen economic, political, and cultural ties.
On behalf government and the people of Iran, he congratulated the parliament of Tunisia over their revolution and entering the path of democracy, hoping that Tunisia will reach its goal and that their experience of democracy will be successful.
Iran’s ambassador to Tunisia also expressed Tehran’s readiness to support Tunis.
Al-Ghanouchi, for his part, stressed the expansion of ties between the two countries’ merchants and parliaments.
He said that Iran and Tunisia have long relations and that Tehran and Tunis have common ideas in many regional and international issues, including the issue of Palestine.
He hoped that Iran and Tunisia will create chances for dialog using equity, justice, freedom, and democracy.
In a relevant development in February, Raouf Sheibani and Tunisian President Kais Saied in a meeting in the African country's capital, Tunis, discussed a range of issues and called for the expansion of mutual cooperation between the two countries.
Iran's embassy in Tunisia announced that during the meeting Raouf Sheibani submitted a copy of his credentials to President Saied.
Saied wished success for Iran’s new ambassador, and expressed hope that both countries will work for meeting their interests.
Raouf Sheibani arrived in Tunisia on December 21 and was welcomed by Tunisian officials.
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