Iran Press/Asia: Mohammad Javad Zarif is scheduled to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Foreign Minister Taro Kono to discuss the situation in the Strait of Hormuz during his visit to the country.
Tehran and Tokyo have been making final arrangements for Zarif's visit to Tokyo later of this month, Japan Times reported.
The Iranian Foreign Minister arrived in Finland early on Monday morning in the first phase of a trip to several countries in the Scandinavian region, heading a political delegation. He is going to have a meeting with Finland's president, also other high officials of the country.
Earlier, Zarif had meetings with senior Kuwaiti officials in a visit to Kuwait on Saturday.
The Japanese and Iranian governments held a vice foreign minister-level consultation in Tehran on Saturday. Abe and Iran's President Hassan Rouhani are expected to meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in September.
Abe visited Iran in June, becoming the first Japanese leader to do so since the victory of the Islamic Revolution four decades ago.
In a Twitter message on August 18, Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif had presented a report on his diplomatic activities titled 'Continuation of Active Iranian Diplomacy'. 205/211/209
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