Italian Parliament Speaker to Visit Iran

Published September 1st, 2000 - 03:00 GMT

Italian parliamentary speaker Luciano Violante said he would visit Iran this November, reported Iran News Agency (IRNA).

Violante's remarks came during a meeting with Iran's parliament speaker Ali Karrubi in New York, said the agency.

Violante pointed to the "importance of developments in Iran," adding that Italy is closely following these developments and is quite aware of their sensitivity.

For his part, Karrubi pointed to Iran's foreign policy to expand its relations with the European countries and especially Italy and asked for further activating the friendship group of the two countries' parliaments, IRNA said.

He also called for the continuation of the meetings between the representatives of Iran, Italy, Greece and Egypt to discuss the issue of dialog between civilizations, said the agency - Albawaba.com