Zarif, Dutch FM Meet In New York

Tehran, Sept 24, IRNA - Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif and his Dutch counterpart Frans Timmermans met at the UN headquarters in New York Monday evening. Pointing to Iran-Netherlands ancient and amicable relations, the two sides called for expansion of mutual ties in all areas. Zarif underlined that the two countries enjoy huge potentials for expanding relations in political, economic and cultural fields. The two ministers also 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 and Afghanistan. Timmermans, for his part, said his country welcomes expansion of all-out ties with Iran./end