Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, as part of his back-to-back meetings with foreign ministers and officials present at the 77th meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York, held talks with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg and his accompanying delegation.
Elsewhere in his remarks, the Iranian foreign minister also outlined the potential of the two countries in the areas of economic, trade, cultural, and parliamentary ties and underlined Tehran’s readiness to draw up a roadmap for relations.
The Austrian foreign minister also underscored the willingness of Austrian companies to operate in new markets in the West Asia region, including those in Iran, and said his country is prepared to take part in drawing up a roadmap to speed up cooperation.
He also welcomed Iran’s initiatives in the Vienna negotiations and continued diplomatic contacts and described an agreement with the P5+1 as within the reach.
The Austrian foreign minister also expressed his country’s readiness to play a constructive role in resolving the remaining issues with the International Atomic Energy Agency in line with efforts to conclude the Vienna talks.