Iraqi House Speaker Meets His Iranian Counterpart in Tehran

BAGHDAD / NINA / Iraqi Parliament Speaker, Osama al-Nujaifi reviewed with Ali Larijani, Iran's Parliament Speaker regional affairs , especially the Syrian issue . A statement by Nujaifi's Office cited that "The meeting, which was held on the sidelines of the Ninth Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, held in Tehran, saw also discussion to the bilateral relations and ways of strengthening them to ensure the common interests . The statement noted "the two sides also discussed, in the presence of the delegation accompanying Nujaifi, the importance of holding this conference because of its active role in launching and discussing the problems facing the Muslim peoples , in addition to discussing the Palestinian issue , stressing the need for solidarity of everyone in order to support this historical issue . / End