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Wed, 07/30/2008 - 11:14
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Iran ready to boost ties with regional states: speaker
Tehran, July 30, IRNA - Majlis speaker Ali Larijani said on Tuesday that Tehran has always underscored the need for expansion of regional cooperation with the neighboring states.
He made the remarks in a meeting with his Omani counterpart Yusuf bin Alawi held on the sidelines of the 15th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)foreign ministers meeting.
The meeting opened this morning with inaugural speech of PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Referring to Iran's great efforts to establish regional security and tranquility, Larijani said that establishment of peace and security inthe region would benefit all regional states.
On recent nuclear talks held between Iran and representatives of theGroup 5+1 in Geneva, he said Iran proved its goodwill in the talks.
"If the other side respects legitimate rights of the Iranian nation,doors would open for bilateral cooperation," he added.
Iran's top nuclear negotiator and Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili and the EU foreign policy chief JavierSolana reviewed Iran's peaceful nuclear program in Geneva on July 19.
Praising Iran's constructive role in the regional developments, the Omani foreign minister voiced his country's readiness to further boostall-out ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Voicing his country's support for Iran's nuclear program, he expressed the hope that Iran-EU talks would reach fruitful outcome so that theremaining Western governments concern would be removed.
He further referred to Iran as Oman's ancient and friendly country.
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He made the remarks in a meeting with his Omani counterpart Yusuf bin Alawi held on the sidelines of the 15th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)foreign ministers meeting.
The meeting opened this morning with inaugural speech of PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Referring to Iran's great efforts to establish regional security and tranquility, Larijani said that establishment of peace and security inthe region would benefit all regional states.
On recent nuclear talks held between Iran and representatives of theGroup 5+1 in Geneva, he said Iran proved its goodwill in the talks.
"If the other side respects legitimate rights of the Iranian nation,doors would open for bilateral cooperation," he added.
Iran's top nuclear negotiator and Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili and the EU foreign policy chief JavierSolana reviewed Iran's peaceful nuclear program in Geneva on July 19.
Praising Iran's constructive role in the regional developments, the Omani foreign minister voiced his country's readiness to further boostall-out ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Voicing his country's support for Iran's nuclear program, he expressed the hope that Iran-EU talks would reach fruitful outcome so that theremaining Western governments concern would be removed.
He further referred to Iran as Oman's ancient and friendly country.
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