In a meeting with members of the Iranian parliamentary friendship group, Russian Duma Head Boris Gryzlov called for expansion of cooperation with Iran.
Gryzlov hailed the victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who won the Iranian election with 17,248,782 (61.95%) votes out of total 27,959,253.
Gryzlov, moreover, described Iran-Russia ties as `profound and stable', calling for further expansion of economic, trade and parliamentary cooperation between the two countries.
He also expressed hope that he would hold talks with Iran's Majlis Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel in the near future.
He stressed that Iran's membership in Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as an observer was of high importance.
Meanwhile, the head of the Iranian delegation, Kazem Jalali, who is also the rapporteur of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission at the Parliament (Majlis) said that Iran’s continuation of its peaceful nuclear activities, that are within the framework of international regulations and under supervision of the the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, is among absolute principles of the Islamic republic.
Addressing a press conference that was held on Friday, Mr. Jalali also said that Iran accepted last November to halt all activities related to uranium enrichment voluntarily to prove its goodwill intention to the world.
He, moreover, called on the European Union and the West in general would seize the opportunity and present their proposal to normalize the process of Iran's peaceful nuclear program.
Asked about whether there will be changes in Iran's foreign policy under the new government of the Iranian president-elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, he asserted that the Islamic republic’s foreign policy won’t change by any election held in the country.
Mr. Jalali, said that the message of Russian President Boris Yeltsin, congratulating Iranian president-elect Ahmadinejad on his landslide victory proves Moscow's readiness to expand all-out ties with Iran.
Jalali also highlighted the importance that the two states should prepare ground for determining new security cooperation.
Mr. Jalali expressed hope that Tehran and Moscow will enjoy bright future.
Mr. Jalali also condemned the bombings that shook London on Thursday, killing more than 50 people.
Iran is against massacre of innocent people and violence in all its shapes, Jalali added, criticizing what he described as the U.S. dual policy towards “terrorism”, saying that Iran itself, is a victim of terrorism.
Mr. Jalali moreover noted that the establishment of justice in the world is the most effective way to defeat the violence.