Iranian Parliament Speaker begins official visit

Speaker of the Parliament of Iran Ali Ardeshir Larijani arrived in Vietnam on April 15 for an official visit at the invitation of National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

Monday, April 16, 2018 08:28

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Speaker of the Parliament of Iran Ali Ardeshir Larijani (Photo: ANA news agency)

Hanoi (VNA) – Speaker of the Parliament of Iran Ali Ardeshir Larijani arrived in Vietnam on April 15 for an official visit at the invitation of National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

He will be in the country until April 18.

Vietnam and Iran set up diplomatic ties on August 4, 1973. Since then, the two countries have continuously enhanced bilateral cooperation in all fields and supported each other at global multilateral forums.

Leaders of the two countries have agreed to make efforts to raise two-way trade value to 2 billion USD. -VNA

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