TEHRAN -- Chairman of the Expediency Council of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Tunisian Minister of Religious Affairs Jalloul Jaribi here on Tuesday held talks on Muslim solidarity.

Rafsanjani said that the Muslim world needs solidarity to leave behind the threats being posed to the Muslim nations.

He said that Tunisia is the bridge between the Islamic and Western civilizations adding that the Westerners regard Tunisia as the symbol of the Islamic state thanks to the longstanding communication between Tunisia and Europe.

Rafsanjani said that Tunisia plays effective role in propagating the Islamic concepts in Europe.

He said that the Islamic states need modern means to communicate with the Western and the non-Muslim audience and propagate Islam.

Jaribi who is on a visit to Iran to attend the "international conference on islamic unity" said that globalization has both positive and negative aspects adding that the islamic states should make use of the positive aspects of globalization in boosting cultural exchanges.

He said that Persian language is being taught at Tunisian universities and the Tunisian people are familiar with Iranian civilization.

Jaribi extended an invitation to Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani to visit Tunis.

Rafsanjani accepted the invitation and hoped that he would visit Tunis in an appropriate time in future.