Trade High in Parliamentary Cooperation With Russia

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and visiting Speaker of Russia’s State Duma  Vyacheslav Volodin agreed on a framework to boost bilateral cooperation in a wide range of areas, namely trade.
Speaking in a meeting with the senior Russia lawmaker on Monday in Tehran, Larijani said, "Based on the agreed framework, we will improve parliamentary cooperation to help expand bilateral trade and diplomatic consultations under a joint committee set up by the two parliaments to help establish sustainable security and curb drug trafficking."
Volodin said the regular two-way parliamentary meetings have helped foster understanding over how to best advance the anti-narcotics campaign, ISNA reported.
"However, the development of economic ties is our primary focus," the Russian speaker noted.