TEHRAN (FNA) - A senior French official on Tuesday stressed his country’s eagerness to interact with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

“The French policy is based on dialogue, so the country’s officials are interested in talks and exchange of views with the Islamic Republic of Iran on bilateral relations and regional developments,” the France Foreign Ministry’s Director for Middle-East and North African Affairs Patrice Paoli noted in a meeting in Tehran with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for European Affairs Mehdi Safari.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral relations and regional developments, Afghanistan in particular.
Paoli, who is currently on a daylong visit to Tehran, further underlined the two countries’ cooperation for establishment of peace and security, and asked for continued contacts between Tehran and Paris.
Safari, for his part, stressed Iran’s significant role in establishing peace and security in the region, and described his consultations with the French officials as “positive”.