On January 14, Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy
Leonid Eduardovich
met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, Kazem Jalali. The parties discussed issues of bilateral cooperation, including in the parliamentary dimension, and the situation in the region.
“During the exchange of views, we discussed the situation that developed after the barbaric assassination of IRGC General Qasem Soleimani and the tragic crash of the Ukrainian Boeing-737 near Tehran. Once again, condolences were expressed to the Iranian people, as well as to the families and friends of the victims of the crash, regardless of their citizenship or nationality,” said Leonid Slutskiy.
The Chairman of the Committee added that the members of the State Duma and Mr. Ambassador have had long-standing and fruitful relations since his work in the Commission on Foreign Affairs and Defense of the Majlis (Parliament) of Iran. “For our part, we reaffirm our readiness to increase inter-parliamentary cooperation after the parliamentary elections in Iran on February 21,” informed Leonid Slutskiy.
