TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Finnish Parliament Speaker Maria Lohela in a meeting in Helsinki on Tuesday explored avenues to accelerate expansion of bilateral relations between the two countries.

During the meeting, Zarif underlined that relations between Tehran and Helsinki are moving on the right track at the three levels of governments, parliaments and businesspersons, and expressed the hope that bilateral parliamentary ties would broaden.

Lohela, for her part, underlined the Finnish parliament's preparedness to expand relations with Iran's legislature, and expressed the hope that the Iran-Finland Friendship Group would soon be formed at the new Iranian parliament which started work on Saturday.

In a relevant development earlier today, Zarif and his Finnish counterpart Timo Soini in a meeting in Helsinki discussed the latest developments and crises in the West Asian region.

During the meeting, the two top diplomats also explored avenues for the expansion of bilateral relations and mutual cooperation between the two countries.

Zarif, for his part, referred to his country's extensive human resources and economic capacities, and expressed the hope that Tehran and Helsinki would further broaden their ties during the post-sanctions era in Iran.

In the meeting, Soini expressed pleasure that a large economic delegation is accompanying the Iranian foreign minister, and called for the development of mutual cooperation in different fields, including communications and training.

By Fars News Agency