Iranian President, Advisory Council Speaker hold talks

Tehran: President of Islamic Republic of Iran Dr Hassan Rowhani met here yesterday with Speaker of Qatar’s Advisory Council H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud, who is currently in Tehran heading the Qatari delegation to the 13th Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States.
At the outset of the meeting, Speaker of the Advisory Council conveyed greetings of the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to President of Iran and His Highness’s best wishes to him and the Iranian people further progress and prosperity.
For his part, President of Iran entrusted Speaker of the Advisory Council to convey his greetings to the Emir along with his best wishes to him and the Qatari people further progress and prosperity.
During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and ways to develop and advance them in various fields.
Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Iran Ali bin Hamad Al Sulaiti and a number of advisory Council members accompanying the Speaker, attended the meeting.
Speaker of the Advisory Council arrived in Tehran on Monday evening. The Speaker and his delegation were welcomed on arrival at Mehrabad International Airport by Member of Presidency of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran Dr Abbasi, Member of Islamic Consultative Assembly, Qatar’s Ambassador to Iran Ali bin Hamad Al Sulaiti and members of Qatari Embassy in Tehran.
The Speaker of the Advisory Council  also met yesterday with Iran’s Islamic Consultative Assembly Speaker Dr Ali Larijani on the sidelines of the 13th conference of the parliamentary union of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states.
The Speaker also met the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan Sardar Ayaz Sadiq.
The meetings reviewed bilateral relations and means of boosting and developing them on all fronts. It also touched on a set of regional and international issues of common concern as well as topics on the agenda of the conference.
The State of Qatar’s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran attended the meeting along with a number of Advisory Council members.