Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is in New York for the ongoing NPR Review Conference, met and conferred with UN Undersecretary General Jan Eliasson Monday.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed current developments in Yemen and underlined the need for holding broad-based talks on Yemen.
Zarif stressed the importance of the role the UN played in establishing the Yemeni talks.
A review of the latest situation in Syria was another topic in the meeting and the two sides exchanged views on the existing solutions to the peaceful settlement of the current Syrian crisis.
The Iranian foreign minister also talked about the latest developments in nuclear talks between Iran and 5+1, and Jan Eliasson expressed pleasure over the current trend of the nuclear talks.