Tehran, Jan 8 (FN Agency) The Iranian and Tajik parliaments on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on expanding cooperation between the two legislative bodies, the Iranian Students’ News Agency reported. The MoU was signed by Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and visiting Chairman of the National Assembly of Tajikistan Rustam Emomali in the Iranian capital of Tehran, according to the report.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who met Emomali later in the day, said the expansion of bilateral parliamentary cooperation is important and serves as a backing for the two countries’ political and economic collaborations, according to a statement published on the website of Raisi’s office. The president also highlighted bilateral cooperation in other fields, especially in fighting terrorism, organised crimes, and drug trafficking.Emomali, for his part, pointed to the surging trade volume between the two sides in the past two years, stressing that insecurity in the region is a common concern of Tajikistan and Iran as well as a threat to bilateral trade cooperation.