Majlis speaker: Europe should adopt fair stance on Palestine

Tehran, Feb 17, IRNA - Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Tuesday that the European Union
should take a more proper stance on Palestine and play an active role
in bringing peace and tranquility to the region.

He made the remarks at a meeting with Swedish Ambassador to Iran
Magnus Vernstedt and said Iran and Sweden enjoy cordial relations that
should be developed regarding the considerable potentials the two
countries have.

Larijani referred to the effective role that the two sides?
parliaments play in deepening bilateral ties and said the Islamic
Consultative Assembly (Majlis) supports full cooperation between
Tehran and Stockholm.

Later, he mentioned the issues of terrorism and narcotic drugs as the
two major crises in Afghanistan and said Iran?s policy is to help
bring peace to that country and assist reconstruction and economic
recovery of it.

For his part, the Swedish ambassador said his country is strongly
determined to foster ties with Iran in trade, political and economic
spheres.

Vernstedt added the parliamentary exchange between the two countries
can play an important role in bilateral cooperation that Sweden is
ready to promote it.

He also called for regional cooperation between Tehran and Stockholm.

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