TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined that Tehran is providing a military advisory role in Iraq and Syria after the two countries' issued emergency calls and requested help.

"Iran is in Iraq and Syria at the request of their governments to fight against the danger of terrorism," Zarif said in a joint press conference with his Norwegian counterpart Borge Brende in Oslo on Monday.

"We should all understand that the crisis in Syria doesn�t have a military solution and we negotiate with Norway on this issue. We should know that this issue can (only) be resolved through a political solution," he added.

Elsewhere, Zarif underlined different fields of cooperation with Norway, and said, "We always work together; in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan."

He underlined that there are many areas for Tehran-Oslo cooperation, including in fishery and oil sector as well as regional cooperation.

Earlier today, Zarif and Brende in a meeting in Oslo discussed the latest regional developments, specially in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan.

During the meeting, the two top diplomats conferred on the crisis in Syria and ways to end it as well as the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan.

They also held talks on bilateral ties between Iran and Norway and mutual political, economic and banking cooperation.

Iran and Norway as two countries with giant oil and gas resources have tried to develop close bilateral relations.

In relevant remarks in March, Norwegian Ambassador to Tehran Odyssey Norheim underlined that Norway and Iran are keen to boost the level of their bilateral relations.

"The Norway-Iran relations are booming after the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and the removal of sanctions," Norheim said.

She pointed to a recent visit by Brende to Tehran, and said, "Norway's foreign minister traveled to Iran after 12 years and this will result in enhancing our mutual cooperation."

Norheim said she met the CEOs of the Norwegian companies in Iran and the heads of Iranian firms in Oslo to find out more about the existing capacities for cooperation in oil, gas, marine industries and alternative energies.

Also in May, Iran's Research Institute of Petroleum Industry and Norway's International Aker Solutions Company signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to broaden their cooperation in the field of oil industry.

"According to the MoU, the two sides would cooperate to develop new technology in Iran's oil industry and transfer of advanced technology," Deputy Head of Iran's Research Institute of Petroleum Industry Amir Abbas Hosseini said.

He underlined that Norway is a symbol for advanced technology across the globe to apply the state-of-the-art technology in the oil industry.

"Iran will cooperate with Norway to modernize national oil industry," Hosseini said while referring to Aker as one of the forerunner companies in upstream and downstream oil industry.

By Fars News Agency