Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the visiting European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini held talks on ways of tackling Syrian crisis.


During the talks, Zarif welcomed the positive role the European Union plays in overcoming Syrian crisis and expressed Iran's readiness to have closer cooperation with the body.


After Tehran, Mogherini will fly to Riyadh to talk with the Saudi officials.

EU's high representative for foreign affairs, Federica Mogherini, said on Monday she will visit Iran next month to build on a deal she helped negotiate to end nuclear sanctions against Tehran. Mogherini last visited Iran in July shortly after world powers agreed to lift sanctions in return for Tehran accepting constraints on its nuclear program. "My next visit will take place on April 16," she said as she went into a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.