Iranian, Finish parliamentarians discuss issues of mutual interest

Tehran, Oct 30, IRNA - Head of Finnish parliament research center Kimou Kilyonen met with his Iranian counterpart Ahmad Tavakkoli here Wednesday.

In the meeting, Tavakkoli described bilateral relations "good" and
said the two countries have plenty of capacities for expansion of
cooperation in the fields of politics, economics and culture.

Referring to the recent visit of Majlis speaker to Finland, he
expressed hope that exchanging parliamentary delegations between the
two countries create an appropriate ground for expansion of bilateral
ties.

Tavakkoli by referring to the important role of parliaments in
removing obstacles and misunderstandings between governments,
underlined continuation of exchanging views and cooperation between
the two parliaments.

The Finnish MP, for his part, said, "Iran with its old civilization
and rich culture in the region has many capacities for developing ties
in the fields of science and research and we intend to enjoy such
opportunities."
In another part of his remarks, the Finnish official expressed his
country's intention to develop and strengthen cooperation in different
fields with Iran.