Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will meet in New York in September to discuss Iran's nuclear program, among other issues, Kyodo news agency said on Sunday, quoting unnamed Iranian diplomatic sources.

Iran PressAsia: Iran aims to promote relations with Japan, traditionally a friendly nation, as Iran's talks with the United States and Europe over their nuclear deal have stalled, Kyodo said.

No comment was immediately available from Japan's foreign ministry.

Kishida and Raisi also met last September when they visited New York for the U.N. General Assembly.

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