Iran and Mongolia have expressed willingness to shore up bilateral relations in different fields, including energy and agriculture.

Speaking at a joint press conference with his counterpart from Mongolia, Lundeg Purevsuren, on Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the two sides discussed ways to promote ties during their meeting.

Iran and Mongolia have had “very constructive negotiations” to expand relations in different fields, including science and culture, over the past years, Zarif noted, adding that Tehran and Ulaanbaatar can cooperate in different fields, especially agriculture and energy as well as mining.

Purevsuren, for his part, said Mongolia is very much interested in boosting ties with Iran particularly in the field of economy.

He also called on Iran to share its experience with Mongolia in such sectors as agriculture and oil industry.

US visa waiver program

Elsewhere in the press conference, the Iranian foreign minister said the US administration has certain international obligations, stressing that the newly-passed law in the US should not hinder the implementation of the nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

On Saturday, Washington passed a law affecting its Visa Waiver Program (VWP), which normally exempts nationals from 38 countries from having to obtain visas to visit the United States. As a result of the changes, the program no longer includes dual nationals from Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Sudan, and anyone else who has traveled to these countries in the past five years.

Zarif said US officials have assured Iran that the new US legislation to tighten visa-free travel to the United States will not hinder the JCPOA implementation but added, “We need to see how that is put into practice … then we can decide if there is any violation.”

By Press TV