Iran Uzbekistan emphasize on improving ties between people through parliaments

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri who has traveled to Tashkent to take part in the seventh round of political talks between Iran and Uzbekistan met with the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan and Chairman of the Iran-Uzbekistan Friendship Group Alisher Kadyrov.

Highlighting the historical and cultural commonalities between the two countries, Kadyrov said the presidents of Iran and Uzbekistan are determined to promote  bilateral ties.

He added that the influential role of the two countries’ parliaments in consolidating and expediting their relations is ‘undeniable.’

 He said the reciprocal trips by the Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and his Uzbek counterpart Nuriddinjon Ismailov to Tashkent and Tehran were an objective manifestation of the interests by the two popular institutions.

 Meanwhile, Bagheri said, “The depth of the long-standing relations between the two countries was formed in a popular context and for this reason it cannot be broken.”

 “Iran and Uzbekistan are two largest countries in the region, and correspondingly, they have an important task in establishing regional peace and stability and amid all this the parliaments play a central role and can improve ties between the people and organize the mechanism of relations,” he added.

 The Iranian deputy foreign minister for political affairs welcomed the interaction between the two parliaments besides the speakers at various levels, including fractions, parliamentary friendship groups and committees, saying it can stabilize the cordial ties.