Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel in a meeting with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad on Wednesday said that further reinvigoration and expansion of Tehran-Islamabad relations would serve the interests of the Muslim and regional countries.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel in a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart in Islamabad on Wednesday described beliefs of the Islamic Ummah (nation) as the main element underlying the strong relations between Iran and Pakistan.

 The South Asian regional grouping SAARC approved observer status for Iran alongside the United States and the European Union, an Indian minister said.