TEHRAN – The Irish parliament speaker said on Thursday that his country welcomes expansion of cooperation with Iran in different fields, IRNA reported.

“Bilateral relations should improve and we in Ireland’s parliament will support deepening ties with the country in all fields,” Sean O’Farrel said.

He made the remarks in a meeting with Iran’s Ambassador to Dublin Masoud Eslami.

“There are numerous opportunities to be seized in line with promoting commercial relations between the two countries,” O’Farrel said.

Eslami, for his part, hailed the Irish parliament’s support, saying the two countries’ parliamentary ties are growing.

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