Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the visiting European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini held talks here Saturday on ways of tackling Syrian crisis.

During the talks, Zarif welcomed the positive role the European Union plays in overcoming Syrian crisis and expressed Iran’s readiness to have closer cooperation with the body.

Mogherini arrived here on Friday night to hold talks with the Iranian officials on the regional issues, question of Syria in particular.

After Tehran, Mogherini will fly to Riyadh to talk with the Saudi officials.

Source: AFP