Majilis Chairman, President of Iran discuss cooperation prospects

ASTANA. April 7. KAZINFORM. /Kurmat Samarkhan/ A group of deputies headed by Chairman of the Majilis (Lower House of the Kazakh Parliament) Ural Mukhamedzhanov has held a meeting with President of Iran M. Ahmadinejad in the Rixos Hotel, Astana.

President Ahmadinejad noted that Kazakh-Iranian relations have a big potential for further development. ?The current situation in the world imposes the necessity of rapprochement of peoples and states. We hope that through cooperation we will be able to overcome consequences of the world crisis and achieve rapid development of our economies and culture?, the President of Iran noted. The Majilis Speaker also noted that the two countries take active part in such organizations as CICA, OIC and ECO. The parties agreed to develop and strengthen inter-parliamentary contacts between Kazakhstan and Iran.