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Kim Yong Nam Meets First Vice-President and Speaker of Iran
Tehran, September 2 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, separately met and had a talk with Mohammad-Reza Rahimi, first vice-president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Ali Larijani, speaker of the Iranian Majlis, at the Presidential Palace and the building of Majlis on Saturday.

The first vice-president said that he was pleased with the economic achievements made by the Korean people under the leadership of the dear respected Kim Jong Un, adding that the DPRK was the first to recognize the Islamic Revolution of Iran and rendered unsparing support and aid to the Iranian people.

Saying that the Iranian people respect the heroic Korean people and attach importance to the development of the relations between the two countries, he expressed his intention to further expand economic cooperation in the future.

The speaker said that the relations between Iran and the DPRK have achieved good and multifaceted development, underscoring the need to strengthen the support and solidarity between the parliaments of the two countries in the international arena.

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