TEHRAN -- Luxembourg's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Service and Administrative Reform Lydie Polfer conferred here on Tuesday with Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi on expansion of bilateral, regional and international cooperation, IRNA reported.

At the meeting, Ms. Polfer described Iran as an important country in the region with positive impacts on international relations and that is why Europe including Luxembourg is willing to broaden ties with this country.

Highlighting the two sides' economic capacities as a means of expanding trade and industrial cooperation, she called for removal of existing hurdles and facilitation of trade exchanges between the two countries.

Underlining the European countries' determination to broaden ties with Iran, she expressed hope that through constant contacts and exchange of visits between the two sides officials, grounds would be prepared for mutual understanding.

Elaborating on Iran's outstanding role in resolving regional crises such as those in Afghanistan and the Middle East, she called for continuation of bilateral cooperation in international fora inlcuding the United Nations Organization.

Welcoming expansion of political, economic, cultural and parliamentary relations between the two countries, she called for further acceleration of such a trend.

The Iranian foreign minister, welcomed promotion of Iran- Luxembourg relations and described the two sides cooperation as being in line with the interests of both countries.

Referring to the potentialities of Iran and Luxembourg in various areas, he called for expansion of economic, trade and industrial cooperation between the two countries.

Kharrazi voiced Iran's readiness to broaden mutual, regional and international cooperation with the European countries and Luxembourg, in particular, and welcomed more active role of the European Union in resolving the Middle East crisis.

America's full support for the Zionist regime has led to continuation of violence and massacre of the oppressed Palestinians, he said, calling on the international community to exert more pressure on Israel to withdraw from the occupied land.

The only way to put an end to violence in the Middle East is the restoration of the Palestinian people's legitimate rights as well as return of refugees to their motherland, Kharrazi said.

The two ministers also exchanged views on the latest international developments such as those in Afghanistan and the Middle East.