Iran’s Zarif Holds Diplomatic Meetings in Singapore
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met Singapore’s prime minister and a number of his foreign counterparts during a visit to the Southeast Asian country.
Zarif has visited Singapore to sign a treaty between Iran and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
On Wednesday, the top Iranian diplomat attended the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.
He also had a meeting with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for talks on the bilateral ties, the major regional and international issues, as well as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the multilateral nuclear agreement with Iran from which the US government withdrew back in May.
In separate meetings, the Iranian foreign minister held talks with his Japanese, Filipino and Turkish counterparts on the sidelines of the ASEAN meeting to discuss the bilateral, regional and international issues.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry says there is consensus among the member states of the ASEAN to accept Iran as a member of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC).
ASEAN is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising ten Southeast Asian countries that promotes intergovernmental cooperation.
