TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Sudan are seeking to bolster mutual cooperation, a senior Iranian lawmaker announced on Wednesday.





"In a meeting with the Sudanese speaker, the two sides conferred on important regional issues and the bilateral relations specially the necessity for the activation of parliamentary friendship groups," Head of the parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi told FNA about his trip to Sudan.

Boroujerdi reiterated that the Iranian delegation also held a separate meeting with Sudanese President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir and submitted him a message from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

"Bashir appreciated the Islamic Republic of Iran for its positions and stressed further expansion of ties (with the country)," he added.

Noting that Sudan is one of the largest African countries, Boroujerdi urged for growth and expansion of relations between the two countries, given the Sudanese officials' interest in Iran.