Iran FM, UN chief discuss regional, international developments
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres have exchanged views about leading regional and international developments.
The top Iranian diplomat and the UN chief discussed important developments in a phone call on Saturday.
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Iran, Iraq FMs discuss ways to boost ties
The Iranian foreign minister also on Saturday held talks with his Iraqi counterpart Mohamed Ali Alhakim on ways to promote bilateral relations.
During the telephone conversation, the two foreign ministers discussed an upcoming visit by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to Baghdad.
The Iranian president is set to pay an official visit to Baghdad on March 11 to hold talks with senior Iraqi officials about the expansion of relations between the two neighbors amid US sanctions against Tehran.
According to the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Alhakim also told Zarif during the phone call that Baghdad was keen to promote cooperation with Tehran in various fields.
Both sides also reviewed the latest regional and international developments, the ministry added.
Back in January, the Iranian foreign minister paid a five-day visit to Baghdad at the head of a politico-economic delegation and held talks with the country's authorities.
Speaking to reporters upon his arrival in the Iraqi capital, Zarif commended Iraq's positive stance on the promotion of ties with Iran, saying the two countries had managed to foil US bids to sabotage Tehran-Baghdad relations.
"After [achieving] victory against Daesh, some countries, including the US, have created certain problems in the way of the two countries' cooperation, but fortunately, they were defused thanks to the wisdom of the two countries' officials," he added.
In a meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Baghdad later in February, Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi said the promotion of Iran-Iraq relations would serve the interests of the two nations as well as the entire Middle East region.
The Iraqi prime minister expressed hope that the exchange of visits between the two countries' officials would be a turning point in efforts to promote bilateral relations and resolve mutual issues.
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