President Rouhani: Ties With Bangladesh, Priority For Iran

Tehran, Feb 19, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that relations with Bangladesh is of high importance for Iran. Speaking to Bangladeshi Speaker of Parliament Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on the sidelines of the 9th conference of Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, President Rouhani said parliamentary cooperation will help expand relations in other fields. He said, ˈBangladesh is a Muslim country and a friend of Iran and both enjoy age-old relations. We are eager to expand cooperation and ties with Bangladesh in all domains.ˈ The Bangladeshi speaker, conveying warm greetings of her government to President Rouhani and the Iranian nation, said her country is committed to expanding relations with Iran in all domains./end