TEHRAN (IRNA) -- Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami on Tuesday rejected allegations he met with certain officials of the United States Administration during a recent visit to the U.S.

Khatami made the denial in reaction to certain foreign media reports saying the U.S. Administration recently sent intermediaries to hold unofficial talks with him.

"The issue is totally untrue. There were no meeting and no talks," he said.

He said he has no knowledge of the sources of such news, adding that while he did attend meetings in the U.S., he had no meetings with U.S. officials.

"There was a request for a meeting by (former U.S. president Jimmy Carter) but since I did not have the time I apologized."