Iranian Foreign Minister, Ali-Akbar Salehi, and his Norwegian counterpart, Jonas Gahr Store, in a phone call on Thursday discussed latest developments in the Iran-Norway ties as well as key regional issues and the upcoming Iran-G5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) Baghdad talks, IRNA reported.
According to Foreign Ministry's Information and Press General Office, the two officials in the phone conversation voiced pleasure with outcomes of the Norwegian delegation's visit to Tehran and stressed the need for expansion of mutual cooperation and exchange of delegations in various levels.
Among other issues discussed in the phone call were key regional issues such as peace in Afghanistan. They emphasized helping promotion of peace and development in Afghanistan.
Salehi, expressing pleasure with Istanbul talks, hoped that Baghdad talks would serve as a step forward, solving bilateral problems.
Iran and the six world powers resumed negotiations in Istanbul on April 14 after a year of stalled talks and are due to continue their negotiations in Iraq's capital city, Baghdad, on May 23.
Tehran's chief negotiator Saeed Jalili headed the Iranian side, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton led the delegations of the world powers. Both Jalili and Ashton voiced satisfaction with the talks.
The West accuses Iran of pursuing a secret nuclear weapons program but Tehran rejects the accusations, saying its nuclear program is aimed at power production and other peaceful purposes.
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