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Ireland asked to open embassy in Iran

Iran Materials 14 January 2014 16:01 (UTC +04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan.14

By Fatih Karimov - Trend: The chairman of the Iranian chamber of commerce has asked Ireland to open an embassy in the country, ISNA reported on Jan.14.

Gholamreza Shafei made the proposal in a meeting inTehran with a delegation from Ireland's Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Fortunately, all the existing problems are being removed gradually, he said, adding that the establishment of an embassy in Iran will greatly help expand bilateral ties.

In a separate meeting with Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani, the Irish Committee Chair Pat Breen of Fine Gael told the Iranians that he hoped the Irish parliamentary visit would prove to be useful in promoting closer ties between the two countries.

He told Larijani that he believed the recent election of Hasan Rouhani as President of Iran had opened up the possibility of a new relationship with the West.

Edited by C.N.

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