TEHRAN (IRNA) -- Iran's newly-appointed deputy permanent representative at the United Nations to UN, Mehdi Danesh Yazdi, here on Sunday called on President Mohammad Khatami before leaving on his mission.

At the meeting, President Khatami pointed to Iran's close cooperation with the UN in various fields and underlined the pivotal role of the world body in settling regional and international issues.

Turning to the need for reviving UN's role in establishing justice and promoting global peace, which has been considerably weakened, he invited the world community to dialogue, peace and coexistence to save the humanity from the nightmare of war and terrorism.

For his part, Danesh Yazdi submitted a report on the focus of his mission as well as the latest regional and global developments.