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Iraqi Parliament Speaker calls for distinctive ties with Iran, shunning off

domestic affairs BAGHDAD, Nov 14 (KUNA) -- Iraqi Parliament Speaker Osama Al-Nujaifi called here Sunday for building up distinctive relationships with Iran on the condition of not interfering with either of the two countries' domestic affairs.
Al-Nujaifi's call came following his reception today at his bureau of Iran's ambassador to Baghdad Hassan Danaifar, according to a statment made by the Iraqi House of Representatives today.
He also stressed at the outset of the meeting the economic and social ties binding peoples of the two countries, asserting the importance of exerting efforts for promoting bilateral interaction in various political and economic fields as well as in the area of security cooperation.
Further, Al-Nujaifi also called for establishing bilateral ties between the two countries on mutual respect and non-interference with the domestic affairs of each country.
Meanwhile, the Iranian ambassador conveyed to Al-Nujaifi the congratulations of Iranian foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki on the occasion of the latter's new post, asserting that his country views the regional stability system as coherent and that Iran's stability is an integral part of Iraq's stability and that of the region as a whole. (end) ahh.aff KUNA 141350 Nov 10NNNN