Tehran, Feb 26, (IRNA) President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday extended his best wishes to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani.

He held a telephone conversation with Talabani wishing an immediate recovery from illness for the Iraqi president.

Ahmadinejad hailed the significant role President Talabani played in the campaign against the Iraqi dictatorship and the victory of the Iraqi nation to develop democracy and freedom in their own country.

"I pray to God to bestow health upon you," Ahmadinejad said.

President Talabani thanked his Iranian counterpart for his kind remarks and called for developing cooperation between the two nations given their current brotherly relations.