CAIRO (IRNA) -- Speaker of Egypt's National Assembly on Tuesday called Iran as a major player in establishing peace and stability in the Middle East.

Ahmad Fathi Sorour made the remark in a meeting with head of Iran's interest section in Cairo Seyyed Hossein Rajabi. He also supported Iran's peaceful nuclear activities.

In the meeting held in Egyptian National Assembly building, the Egyptian parliament speaker also underlined Iran's legitimate right to access peaceful nuclear technology.

He said that all countries which have signed up to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty including Iran have the inalienable right to make use of nuclear technology for purely peaceful purposes.

The two officials also exchanged views on different regional and international issues and underlined expansion of bilateral and parliamentary relations.

Turning to establishment of parliamentary friendship group between Iran and Egypt, he hoped to witness development of mutual parliamentary relations in the near future.

Rajabi, for his part, stressed Islamic Republic of Iran's readiness to expand ties with the Islamic countries including Egypt.