Iranian parliament speaker arrives in Dushanbe

Iranian Parliament Speaker arrived in Dushanbe on Thursday evening and was welcomed by senior Tajik officials at the airport.

IRNA reporter in Dushanbe said that Tajik Parliament vice-speaker Amir Shah Miraliev welcomed Larijani at the airport.

Iranian parliament speaker is in Dushanbe at the invitation of Tajik parliament Speaker, Shakour Jan Zohorov.

Larijani is due to discuss latest regional and international developments as well as issues related to bilateral relations with his counterpart.

Iranian parliament speaker will meet Tajikistan’s President Imomali Rakhmon during his two-day visit.

Larijani is also due to meet with Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrah Khan Zarif and chairman of Iran-Tajik parliamentary friendship group.

Meanwhile, Iranian Majlis speaker will have a meeting with scholars and economic activists and Iranian expatriates in Tajikistan.

Larijani is on a Central Asian tour which took him to Kyrgyzstan before Dushanbe.

During the meetings, Larijani and the Kyrgyz officials discussed expansion of parliamentary ties, explored new grounds and opportunities to bolster mutual cooperation and exchanged views over regional and international issues.

Cooperation in campaign against terrorism and drug trafficking has been among the main topics of talks between the Iranian speaker and the senior Central Asian officials.