Cambodian Speaker Urges Expansion of Relations with Iran.Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- Cambodia's Parliament Speaker Heng Samrin Heng Samrin (hĕng säm`rĭn), 1934–, Cambodian politician. He was president of Cambodia from 1979 to 1991 and headed the Communist party from 1981 to 1991. on Wednesday called for the development of all-out ties between Tehran and Phnom Penh Phnom Penh (nŏm pĕn, pənŏm`) or Phnum Penh (pən  m`), city (1994 est. pop. .
Speaking in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Cambodia Seyed Javad Qavam Shahidi, the Cambodian speaker lauded the achievements made by the Islamic Republic of Iran in political, economic and high-tech fields, and underlined the necessity for the promotion of his country's ties with Iran and maximum utilization of cooperation capacities and opportunities by the two countries.Samrin further felicitated Iran on the successful arrangement and holding of the June 12 presidential election.The speaker also welcomed a visit to Cambodia by Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani during his upcoming trip to the Southeast Asia.Also during the meeting, the two sides agreed on exchange of visits by the two countries' parliament speakers as well as parliamentary friendship groups.Qavam Shahidi on Wednesday also met with Cambodian ministers of energy, mine and industry, science, sports and youth, culture and religion, deputies of foreign and tourism ministers as well as the mayor of Phnom Penh, where the two sides explored avenues for further cooperation between Iran and Cambodia. 2006 Fars News Agency Fars News Agency (FNA) is an Iranian news agency. It was officially launched in Tehran in February 2002 to "promote the principles of the Islamic Revolution and safeguard national interests". . All rights reserved Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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