TEHRAN -- The Iranian ambassador to Riyadh met with the new speaker of the Saudi Arabian Parliament and submitted to him a message from Iran Majlis Speaker Mahdi Karrubi.

In the meeting, Saudi Speaker Saleh bin Abdullah bin Hamid thanked his Iranian counterpart for the message and stressed the importance of further improvement of bilateral relations and cooperation, especially parliamentary ties. He said such mutual cooperation would certainly promote the interests of the two countries, the region and the Islamic world.

Iranian Ambassador Ali Asghar Khaji referred to Karrubi's recent visit to Saudi Arabia and lauded the efforts made by the late speaker of the Saudi Parliament, Sheikh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Jubair, to expand parliamentary ties at the bilateral and international levels.

He expressed hope that Tehran-Riyadh cooperation would continue and be further strengthened during the new speaker's term.