The EU Deputy Foreign Policy Chief Helga Schmid met with Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and the Pacific, Ebrahim Rahimpour, in Tehran today.
Schmid said that the EU is going to broaden the scope of its anti-terrorism cooperation with Iran. Stressing Iran’s important role in dealing with regional crises, she said the cooperation will be increased.
Schmid also said that Iran positively considered discussing the Afghani issue at the upcoming Brussels meeting. Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will attend the meeting which is to be held in the coming days.
Ebrahim Rahimpour, for his part, said that Iran is ready to offer its capabilities to fight the growing threat of terrorism and extremism in the Middle East region.
