TEHRAN (IRIB) -- Iran's Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel in a meeting with the visiting Singaporean Senior Minister, Goh Chok Tong, on Monday evening called for further expansion of mutual relations in all areas.

Referring to the great potential in both countries, Haddad-Adel underscored the need to exploit their rich economic resources to boost bilateral economic cooperation.

As to Iran's role in the sensitive and strategic Middle East region, he said Tehran has played a constructive and positive role to help restore stability and peace in Afghanistan and Iraq.

He further briefed the Singaporean official on Iran's peaceful nuclear program. The Singaporean Senior Minister, for his part, referred to his country's relations with Iran as "good and growing."

He also voiced Singapore's readiness to further bolster ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran in the areas of economy, trade, science and technology.