Anti-Iran resolution, disturbing : Turkish parliament speaker

Tehran, June 14, IRNA – Speaker of the Turkish Parliament Mehmet Ali Sahin here on Monday called the recent anti-Iranian resolution issued by the UN Security Council as a disturbing case.

Making the remark in a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Ali Larijani, visiting Sahin said the resolution was passed despite the issuance of the Tehran Declaration.

Referring to the Tehran Declaration as a positive and useful stride in Iran’s nuclear program, the Turkish official said his country believes that Iran's nuclear dispute could be resolved through talks.

Sahin also said higher parliamentary cooperation between the two countries will boost bilateral brotherly bonds. He added that the Turkish government supports all-out cooperation with Iran in economic and trade fields in particular.

Sahin also expressed his country’s readiness to remove any obstacles to Tehran-Ankara relations.

Meanwhile, Larijani said the recent resolution against Iran indicated the international powers' anger at effective roles the new countries are playing in solving complicated international problems.

Larijani further pointed to the Tehran Declaration on which Iran, Turkey and Brazil reached agreement and opined that a new era in international arena is taking shape.

“The international powers’ negative reactions to the Tehran Declaration showed that they do not seek solving the issue, but they want nuclear monopoly in international interactions,” Larijani underscored.

Larijani called for Iran-Turkey cooperation in the international and regional spheres as well as strengthening bilateral parliamentary interactions.

Sahin arrived in Tehran on Sunday to meet with top Iranian officials and confer on bilateral relations./end