TEHRAN (Iran News) – Secretary General of Iranian delegation to Inter-Parliamentary Summit Mr. Mojtaba Rezakhah in meeting with Ambassador of Indonesia to Tehran Mr. Ronny Prasetyo Yuliantoro called for broadening ties in all fields and urged Jakarta to lift tariffs on Iranian exports.
In the meeting, Rezakhah said that the Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes broadening ties with Indonesia in all fields, adding that existing capacities for expansion of cooperation needs these ties to be deepened more than ever.
He also pointed to many historical and cultural commonalities as well as great potentials of the two countries which pave the ground for expansion of bilateral cooperation. Rezakhah then pointed to last month’s visit of Iranian inter-parliamentary delegation to Jakarta and its meeting with Indonesian officials, and said that in the meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Summit several issues like the dispute between Russia and Ukraine were raised, noting that both Iran and Indonesia believe that the dispute should be resolved through dialogue.
He reiterated that Majlis welcomes and supports any joint investment and activity for broadening cooperation in favor of public interests of the two countries like in the economic, industrial, medical, pharmaceutical, oil and petrochemical, tourism and construction fields.
He also called for lifting of some tariffs on imports of Iranian goods which has worsened recently.
Then Indonesian Ambassador Mr. Prasetyo Yuliantoro, for his part, pointed to the amicable relation of his country with Tehran, adding that the two countries had constructive interactions during the inter-parliamentary summit and called for broadening bilateral ties.
He went on to say that these cooperation can accelerate with imminent visit of Iranian and Indonesian Parliamentary Friendship to Jakarta and Indonesian Parliament Vice-Speaker to Tehran.
The Indonesian diplomat further emphasized developing economic cooperation and joint interactions between Tehran and Jakarta in the fields of oil and petrochemical products especially through barter trade, adding that Indonesia welcomes joint investment cooperation with Iran in different fields to meet the existing demands for maximum broadening ties.
Then he said Indonesia is keen to expand its cooperation and interactions with Iran in all fields.
