The Special Representative of the President of the Philippines, Jose de Venecia, who is heading a delegation from the Philippine-Chinese Consortium to the Islamic Republic, has discussed issues of mutual interest with Iran’s deputy foreign minister. De Venecia on Wednesday met Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and the Pacific Ebrahim Rahimpour in Tehran. Referring to the two countries’ developing relations, Rahimpour hailed de Venecia’s constructive role in consolidating ties between the two countries, especially in the areas of parliamentary cooperation and people’s relations.

According to a Farsi report by ISNA, he also expressed hope that after the visits of the two presidents to both states, economic, cultural and political cooperation would expand in line with the real capacities of the two sides.

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