Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi highlighted importance of Tehran-Jakarta tires and said the expansion of bilateral relations between Iran and Indonesia will benefit the entire world of Islam.

Raeisi made the remarks in a meeting with Bambang Soesatyo, the speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) of Indonesia, in the capital Jakarta on Tuesday.

Raeisi described Indonesia as an important country with a privileged position in Southeast Asia and said, “The expansion of relations between the two countries is in the interest of the Islamic world and Muslims.”

Stressing that the world order has taken a new shape and the era of unilateralism is over, the Iranian president said, “With these changes, new powers will be formed in the world, which is in the interest of developing countries.”

“We believe the oppressed people of Palestine, Yemen and Myanmar are very close to having their rights fulfilled," he said.

Pointing to the extensive measures taken by the West to threaten and impose sanctions on Iran, the president said, “The great nation of Iran, by relying on Islam and believing in independence, not only declined to surrender to such pressures, but also created an opportunity out of such threats.”

Raeisi added that the progress achieved in various fields and areas is proof of the Iranian nation’s success.

“The Islamic Republic’s progress in the fields of science and technology has placed Iran among the countries with advanced technologies, such as in the space and nuclear field,” he noted.

Soesatyo, for his part, described Iran-Indonesia relations as “historical” and said, “The development and deepening of ties between Tehran and Jakarta will benefit the Islamic world.”

Earlier in the day, Raeisi arrived in the Indonesian capital on an official two-day visit aimed at enhancing the Islamic Republic's relations with the Southeast Asian country in political and economic arenas.

Heading a high-ranking political-economic delegation, the Iranian president was officially welcomed by his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo shortly after his arrival.

The two sides have signed 11 cooperation documents and memoranda of understanding to develop economic and political interactions.