
The meeting between the two foreign ministers took place on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Zarif is a part of a high ranking delegation accompanying President Hassan Rouhani in his visit to New York to participate in the UN General Assembly meeting.
Earlier in the day, Zarif took part in a meeting of 4+1 Group and then, accompanied by the EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini read out the G4+1 statement in support of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
The Iranian foreign minister also had a separate meeting with his Omani counterpart.
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