Iranian parliament speaker meets Armenian, Kuwaiti counterparts in Geneva

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani held separate meetings with his Armenian and Kuwaiti counterparts on the sidelines of the 129th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. During their meeting on Tuesday the Iranian parliament speaker and his Armenian counterpart Hovik Abrahamyan discussed bilateral ties and mutual cooperation as well as the latest regional and international developments. Larijani pointed to Armenia as a friendly and brotherly country, and said, “The economic and parliamentary relations of Iran and Armenia will always be expanding.” The Iranian parliament speaker also held a separate meeting with his Kuwaiti counterpart Marzouq Al-Ghanim in Geneva, where the two top legislators discussed mutual cooperation as well as the latest regional and international developments. Larijani is in Geneva to take part in the 129th IPU Assembly. The 129th IPU Assembly opened on October 7 and it will last until October 9 in Geneva. The IPU Assembly is the principal statutory body that expresses the views of the Inter-Parliamentary Union on political issues. It brings together lawmakers to study international problems and make recommendations for action.