Tehran, YJC. Ayatollah Hashemi has said that Iran-Georgia relations present the best model of cooperation between an Islamic and a Christian state.
The Chairman of Expediency Council (EC) Ali Akbar Hashemi
Rafsanjani who was talking to the visiting Georgian Parliament Speaker David
Usupashvili in Tehran pointed to the agreements signed by the two states during
presidency of Eduard Shevardnadze ' as very important.'
Surely, considering existing capacities, there are yet
grounds for cooperation, but they need political will to be fulfilled,
Rafsanjani added.
The senior Iranian politician called civilization, culture
and common history as an important asset for both countries, and said that
Georgian's traces in Iran's civilization and cultural symbols, especially in
historical sites of Isfahan are so evident.
Ayatollah Hashemi further provided comments on situations in
Georgia during independence days and Iran's assistances to the Georgian people
and officials in those days, when electricity and gas were cut off.