TEHRAN – Iranian Acting Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has said the West should use the current opportunities provided by Iran to increase cooperation with the Islamic Republic.

Salehi was referring to Iran’s recent move in inviting some members of the European Union, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Group of 77, and the 5+1 group to send representatives to visit Iran’s nuclear sites.
The invitation shows Iran’s transparency of in its nuclear drive, Salehi said during a meeting with visiting Swiss deputy foreign minister Peter Maurer in Tehran on Monday.
He went on to say that Iran-Switzerland relations are old and amicable.
Maurer also said that the two countries should expand cooperation in economic, scientific and cultural areas.
He also expressed hope that Tehran and Bern would increase cooperation in religious matters