Iran, Greek FMs Meet In NY

Tehran, Sept 24, IRNA - Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif and his Greek counterpart Dimitris Avramopoulos met at the UN headquarters in New York Monday evening. The two ministers discussed issues of mutual interest including bilateral ties and Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities as well as the latest regional and international developments particularly in Syria. Referring to Iran-Greece amicable ties, Zarif stressed that Tehran welcomes further expansion of ties with Athens in all areas. Avramopoulos, for his part, stressed that Greece as the rotating president of European Union (EU), is ready to play a constructive role in bolstering Iran-EU relations./end