Ali Larijani

Iran Urges Establishment of Joint Fund with Bulgaria to Boost Trade Cooperation

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Iran's parliament speaker has called for setting up a joint fund with Bulgaria to boost bilateral trade, Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday.

Ali Larijani made the remarks in a Tuesday meeting with his Bulgarian counterpart on the sidelines of a conference of Eurasian states' parliaments in Turkey's Antalya.

Iran scored an own goal at Nevruz

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani was bragging on March 13, saying the Turkish government was making "inappropriate statements" and advising it to "be wise." He even called on Iranian citizens to boycott Turkey. 

"There is terror in Turkey. It is not safe. Do not go there for the two-week Nevruz holiday," Larijani said.

Iranian FM holds unscheduled talks with Turkish officials

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visited Ankara on Sept. 28, in an unscheduled trip to the capital on his way back to Tehran from a visit to New York for the U.N. General Assembly, and discussed the Syrian crisis with Turkish officials, diplomatic sources told Hürriyet Daily News.

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