Tehran, Sept 22, IRNA – Iran's Ambassador to Slovenia Kazem Shafei and the country's Parliament Speaker Igor Zorcic in meeting on Tuesday stressed the need to promote parliamentary cooperation and diplomacy.

The two officials also called for enhancing cooperation in the field of parliamentary diplomacy, particularly through setting up parliamentary friendship groups.

Referring to the spread of coronavirus, Zorcic hoped that the disease would be controlled through the discovery of its vaccine.

He also hoped that Iranian citizens would not be harmed by the sanctions amid the pandemic.

The Iranian ambassador, for his part, expressed pleasure over Slovenian officials' stance regarding JCPOA, urging strengthening EU's practical support for the deal.

He also commented on Iran's stance on regional developments, including Zionist regime's recent agreements with certain Arab states.

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