"Given the existing potentials of Iran and Mongolia, there are avenues for the expansion of bilateral ties in different sectors, including economic, trade and academic fields," Zarif said during the meeting in the Iranian capital on Sunday night.
The Iranian foreign minister pointed to meeting his Mongolian counterpart Lundeg Purevsuren on the sidelines of the recent foreign ministerial meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Moscow, and said, "Both countries lay emphasis on the broadening of ties."
The new Mongolian ambassador, for his part, expressed the hope that Iran and Mongolia would boost mutual cooperation in the agriculture and cattle-breeding fields given the two countries' infrastructures and capacities in both sectors.
In September 2012, Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj said Iran and Mongolia enjoy cordial relations and both are eager to expand all-out ties.
Speaking to reporters during his visit from Iran's historical city of Isfahan, Elbegdorj said that cultural relations between Iran and Mongolia are strong and amicable.
President Elbegdorj said the two countries share many cultural commonalities.
He also called for the exchange of students between the two sides in order to share scientific experiences.
In the meetings, Iranian officials and Mongolia stressed the expansion of common grounds.
By Fars News Agency
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