Iran, Indonesia to send delegations to Gaza Strip
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Jakarta, June 9, IRNA -- Visiting Speaker of Iran’s Majlis (Parliament) Ali Larijani and his Indonesian counterpart Marzuki Alie agreed Thursday to send parliamentarin delegations to Gaza Strip to help break the Israeli seige.
The agreement was made during a meeting here by the two officials during which major bilateral and international developmetns were also discussed.
The Iranian Majlis speaker arrived in Indonesia Wednesday evening from Singapore on the second leg of his two-nation Southeast Asian tour.
The idea of sending parliamentarian delegatioins to Gaza was initially made by Larijani who said any other country could join the move.
According to Larijani, Syrian parliament speaker would follow up the process of dispatching the Iranian and Indonesian delegatioins to the Gaza Strip.
The proposal was highly welcomed by Alie who referred to the act as a “gift” from the two nations for the Palestinian people.
Noting that Tehran and Jakarta have so far taken some joint measures regarding the issue of Palestine, the Indonesian officials expressed hope that the delegation would be dispatched to Gaza before the advent of the Muslims' Fasting Month of Ramadan.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It lasts 29 to 30 days during which Muslims refrain from eating and drinking.
The Indonesian parliament speaker also said in the meeting that Jakarta attached great importance to its relations with Tehran, voicing his country's readiness to further promote its bilateral parliamentarian ties with the Islamic Republic.
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