Ahern: Dublin willing to expand cooperation with Tehran

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News ID: 3412
Publish Date: 14:45 - 05 February 2014
Tehran, YJC. Former Irish PM has met Iran’s National Security official.

Former Ireland Prime Minister Bertie Ahern met Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the Head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Majlis, on Tuesday morning.

Expressing happiness for his trip to Tehran, Ahern said "Expanding friendly relations with Iran as a regionally and internationally significant country is regarded specially by Irish statesmen.”

Expressing pity over unfavorable approach by the EU toward Iran to take part in the Geneva2 talks on Syria, Ahern asserted that Syria’s ongoing crisis takes international cooperation to solve.

He also stressed the need for cooperation with Iran to help solve issues existing in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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