Iran, Netherlands will boost diplomatic relations

Iran and the Netherlands have exchanged views on possible ways to bolster political and parliamentary relations.

According to Press TV, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who arrived in Amsterdam on Wednesday, held talks with Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands Khadija Arib on Thursday.

The top Iranian diplomat also held another meeting with the Dutch minister of economic affairs, Henk Kamp, on Thursday and is scheduled to sit down with Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Ahmet Uzumcu later in the day.

Zarif is in the Netherlands to hold talks with senior officials of the country after he wrapped up his two-day visit to the French capital of Paris. At the end of his day-long stay in Amsterdam, the Iranian foreign minister will set off for The Hague.

During his stay in Paris, Zarif held negotiations with President Francois Hollande, his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault, President of France National Assembly Claude Bartolone and Senate President Gerard Larcher.

After his European tour, Zarif will travel to Uzbekistan’s capital city, Tashkent, to participate in a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The SCO meeting will be held in Tashkent on June 23-24.

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