MOSCOW - Clear historical and Islamic realities call for enhanced ties between Iran and Afghanistan, says the Afghan parliament speaker.
'Achieving such a goal is a priority for Kabul,' Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi told IRNA in an interview in the Russian capital.
'Enjoying resilient historical relations, Iran and Afghanistan have maintained positive cooperation under very difficult situations,' said Ibrahimi who was in Moscow to participate at a Conference for Eurasia Speakers of Parliament.
'We hope that under the current appropriate atmosphere, Kabul and Tehran could promote ties in different spheres,' he said, adding that we are prepared to embark on the issue of expanding ties.
Ibrahimi who held talks with Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on the sidelines of the Eurasia parliamentary meeting, said that Afghan parliament attaches great importance to expand parliamentary ties with Iran.
'We are ready to develop closer cooperation and coordination with at the international forums,' he said.
The two-day Eurasia parliamentary meeting was attended by Iran, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan Republic, Belarus, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Cambodia, Mongolia, Pakistan, South Korea, Russia, Thailand, the Philippines and Czech Republic last week. (IRNA)