By NNN-IRNA,
Tehran : The US government seeks face-to-face dialogue with Iran while forcing other countries to limit their ties with the Islamic Republic, said Iranian Head of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Ala’eddin Boroujerdi.
In a meeting with visiting Head of Socialist Christian Party Fraction at German Bundestag (parliament) Piester der Ramsouer here Sunday, Boroujerdi said Iran and Germany share many potentials for expansion of mutual cooperation and relations, especially in the parliamentary domain.
Boroujerdi expressed deep concern over unprecedented rise in poppy cultivation in Afghanistan in recent years and said, “Failure to launch serious campaign against drugs means helping al-Qaeda since huge revenues gained from drugs trafficking will serve as a backing for world’s terrorist groups.”
He said that Iran’s principled policy is based on the campaign to fight drug smuggling in the region and international cooperation in the field is widely needed.
Touching on the presence of foreign forces in Iraq which have added to the instability and insecurity in the country and the region, the Iranian lawmaker said, “The key to resolving crisis in Iraq is regional cooperation and Iran is ready for any efforts to guarantee security and stability there.”
Touching on Lebanon, Boroujerdi said that military strikes and unilateral decisions are not the solution to Lebanese crisis.
“Contrary to the US, Iran considers a calm Lebanon in favour of the region and believes that the tranquility should come from within the country and not dictated from outside.”
Ramsouer said, for his part, that Iran is of special significance in German foreign policy.
“Given Iran’s pivotal role in regional developments, especially in Iraq, Central Asia and Arab part of the Middle East, expansion of ties with Iran has special importance for Germany,” he added.
Lauding Iran’s campaign against poppy cultivation and drugs trafficking, the German parliamentarian said his country is in efforts to draw up a comprehensive and clear-cut plan to check poppy cultivation and drug trafficking and to this end, Iran’s cooperation is needed.
He also stressed the campaign against terrorist groups and said German government will use all its capacity to prevent the activity of terrorist groups on its soil.
Meanwhile another Iranian legislator Alaeddin Boroujerdi said here Sunday that Iran believes crises in the Middle East and other parts of the world are fomented by the US and other big powers.
Making the remark in a meeting with Bosnian lawmaker Baqer Ezzat Begovic, Boroujerdi added that Iran is located in a critical region and witnesses crises to the west and east of its borders, which have been triggered by the presence of the US and multinational forces in the region.
Boroujerdi pointed to the good relations between Iran and Bosnia and Herzegovina, saying that the Iranian government and nation are pleased with the stability and tranquility in the European country after leaving behind a bloody civil war.
Iran has always supported independence and tranquility in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he said, adding that parliaments of both sides can play key role in expanding cooperation in different political, economic and cultural arenas.
The Bosnian lawmaker, for his part, said that Iran is a big and important country in the region and the world, and that his nation believes Iranians are the real friend of Bosnia and Herzegovina.