Ambassadors of Iran and Greece meet Speaker National Assembly - June 25, 2013 Islamabad; June 25, 2013: Mr. Ali Reza Haghighian, Ambassador of Islamic Republic of Iran and Mr. Pertos Mavroidis, Ambassador of Republic of Greece held separate meetings with Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in Parliament House, this morning. Talking to the Iranian Ambassador, Speaker National Assembly said that Pakistan attaches immense importance to its fraternal relations with Iran and wants to further cement those through enhanced parliamentary cooperation between the legislatures of both the countries. He remarked that both the nations were intertwined in bonds of religion, history and culture. He stressed the need for further enhancing commercial ties between Pakistan and Iran for mutual benefit. The Speaker asked the Ambassador to convey his best wishes and congratulation to the Iranian political hierarchy on successful conduct of recent presidential elections. Mr. Ali Reza Haghighian thanked Speaker for his sentiments for the Iranian Leadership and said that his country also considers Pakistan as one of its brothers and wants to further strengthen the existing bilateral relations through enhancing cooperation in diverse fields. He complimented National Assembly of Pakistan for taking initiative for establishment of Parliamentary Assembly of ECO Members States which will prove a milestone in regional cooperation. He said that his Iranian counterpart was keenly looking forward to his visit to Iran. Later, Mr. Pertos Mavroidis, Ambassador of Republic of Greece met Speaker National Assembly. He congratulated Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on his election as the Speaker of the August House. He said that his country considers Pakistan as its friend, an economic partner and also cherishes the historic links with Pakistan. He said that Greek legislature was keen to work closely with Parliament of Pakistan through strengthening parliamentary contacts. He also conveyed invitation of Greek Speaker to Speaker National Assembly to visit Greece and meet his counterpart. The Speaker said that parliamentary cooperation between legislatures of Pakistan and Greece would induce upwards momentum in strengthening existing relations between both the nations. He said that Pakistan values Greek support extended to it at international forums especially in European Union. He stressed the need to enhance economic ties between both the countries. Sardar Ayaz Sadiq accepted the invitation of his Greek counterpart to visit Greece for which schedules would be worked out through mutual consultation.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 04:13:02 +0000
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