TEHRAN Sep. 8 (Shana)--Iran and Russia should take advantage of the Western sanctions against them to broaden their ties, the head of Iran-Russia Parliamentary Friendship Group has said.
�Ramezan-Ali Sobhanifar said Tehran and Moscow are both facing hostile sanctions slapped by the Western governments on them.


�This opportunity must be seized for boosting ties between the two countries,� he said.

The MP said Russia has shown interest in expanding its ties with Iran under President Hassan Rouhani. �

He said that parliaments can make great contribution to better ties between the two countries.

�Iran and Russia can adopt economic laws like annulment of customs duties and clear the way for more cooperation to serve as a complement to diplomacy,� said Sobhanifar.

By SHANA

 

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