Zarif and Murray McCully discussed bilateral ties and other issue of interests during the latters visit to Tehran. Zarif told reporters that New Zealand had contributed to JCPOA when the country was the periodic president of the UN Security Council; we see New Zealands commitments on accurate implementation of the deal as a positive side of bilateral ties with Iran; today, we discussed regional and international issues with Mr. McCully especially terrorism and extremism in Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East, Zarif told reporters.
We hope to see today meeting will wield impact on solution of crises in the region, he added.
Delegations from New Zealand will examine bilateralcooperation in different fields of interests including agriculture, food anddairy industries, and new technological cooperation in training and transfer incollaboration with Iranians; some discussions have been made also in financialand banking sector to facilitate trade between Iran and New Zealand, Mr. Zariftold the press, adding that measures by Iran to ease visa issuance for Iranian
graduate students applying in New Zealand universities.
Mr. McCully for his part, thanked his Iranian counterparts efforts to promote bilateral ties and said both countries would be effective on international crisis through exchanging andsharingconstructive ideas.
Mr. McCully also addedthat Zarifs former visit to Wellington had provided excellent opportunitiesfor major reforms in trade and economic relations; we will work to improveties in education and exchange programs as well. We believe in a positive responseto Irans calls for improved relations and that greater opportunities will beexplored and exploited by both countries through more political exchanges, he toldthe press.
New Zealand has beenworking to play greater role in tackling pressing challenges facing the UNSC;as an impermanent member of the UNSC, New Zealand will address those issuesseriously, he concluded.
By Mehr News Agency
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