Iran, Pakistan opt for boosting parliamentary ties

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and visiting Speaker of Pakistan's National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in a meeting in Tehran on Saturday underlined the need for broadening all-out relations, specially in the parliamentary fields.

During the meeting in the Iranian capital today, Larijani and Ayaz Sadiq explored avenues for bolstering and reinvigorating of mutual cooperation between the two countries' parliaments.

"Our parliaments have the needed capacities for expanding their cooperation," Larijani said.

Ayaz Sadiq, for his part, voiced Pakistani parliament's readiness to expand relations with Iran.

Ayaz Sadiq arrived in Tehran on Friday (April 21) for a five-day official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The Pakistani parliament speaker is visiting Iran at the invitation of Larijani who visited Pakistan in November 2014.

The Pakistani Speaker would return to Pakistan on Tuesday after completing his Iranian tour.

EA