Munich, Feb 11, IRNA � Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov met here on Thursday before the Munich meeting on Syria.

The meeting lasted for 45 minutes and the two sides discussed bilateral ties and regional developments.

Zarif who is currently in the German city to attend Munich Security Meeting met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.

After arriving in Munich on Thursday, the Iranian foreign minister also met with the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura and Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi and Secretary General of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad bin Ameen Madani.

German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier inaugurated Munich Meeting late Thursday.

Munich Security Meeting slated for February 12-13 is to be attended by foreign ministers of 15 countries and representatives of the regional and international institutes.

Deputy foreign minister for Arab-African affairs is accompanying Zarif during his Munich trip.

By IRNA