Japan urges continued high-level contacts with Iran

Katsuya Okada made the remarks during a one-hour teleconference with his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki on Tuesday.

According to IRIB, the two sides discussed mutual relations and the latest regional and international developments.

Mottaki expressed optimism that the current level of ties between the two states be upgraded.

He described Tehran-Tokyo cooperation on Afghanistan as one of the "successful" models of interactions between two states.

Japan's Kyodo News Agency also quoted Okada as urging Iran to increase its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over its nuclear program in an effort to "build relationships of trust with the international community."

Mottaki, on his part, reiterated that Iran's nuclear activities are solely for peaceful purposes, something that has been repeatedly verified by the IAEA.


/Press TV/