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Javad Zarif: "Iran open to dialogue with neighbors"

23 January 2020 13:26 (UTC +04:00)

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a message on Thursday that Iran is open to dialogue with neighbors.

"Iran remains open to dialogue with its neighbors, and we declare our readiness to participate in any complementary work that is in the interest of the region, and we welcome any step that restores hope to its people and brings them stability and prosperity," Zarif wrote in his Twitter account on Thursday.

Earlier, Zarif in a message said that Tehran is to give high priority to expansion of cooperation with its neighbors as well as countries in the region.

He also stressed the fact that Iran has never left the negotiating table, saying the country has not closed the doors to negotiations.