Kuala Lumpur, June 3, IRNA � Indonesian Parliament Speaker Ade Komarudin on Friday congratulated reelection of Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani and called for expansion of economic cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The Indonesian parliament speaker made the remarks in a meeting with Iran's Ambassador to Jakarta Valiollah Mohammadi.

They called for expansion of parliamentary cooperation between the two sides.

The Islamic Republic of Iran is a big country with huge capacity and remarkable culture and the Indonesian people have got very acquainted with Iran, he said.

The Indonesian youth have been acquainted with Iranian culture during their academic studies and Iran's culture is not something new to them, he said.

Many people in Indonesia have been inspired by Iran's culture and ideology, he said.

Cultural and historical affinities and similarities should be regarded as tangible asset to help promote economic cooperation between the two countries, he said.

Valiollah Mohammadi said there exist suitable grounds to broaden economic cooperation between the two countries mainly after implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

By IRNA