On March 26, a telephone conversation between the Chairman of the State Duma and the Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis) of the Islamic Republic of Iran took place. The parties discussed several issues related to the development of relations between Russia and Iran in the light of the spread of the new coronavirus.
Ali Larijani expressed gratitude to President of Russia Vladimir Putin for the assistance rendered to Iran in the fight against coronavirus, and also spoke in favor of the development of Russian-Iranian economic and trade ties.
Viacheslav
Volodin
Vyacheslav Victorovich
The Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the eighth convocation. Elected in single mandate constituency № 163 (Saratov constituency - Saratov Oblast)
and Ali Larijani supported the initiative of several countries on the need to lift sanctions and abandon the sanctions policy, given their inhuman
nature, especially in the light of the massive spread of coronavirus in the world.
The Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran also asked to increase the supply of agricultural products to Iran and promote inter-regional ties for this purpose.
The heads of the parliaments of Russia and Iran agreed that at the present moment all ways of inter-parliamentary cooperation must be switched into the remote communication mode. But at the same time, activity on the development of relations between countries should not be reduced.
