Amsterdam: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met and held talks with his Dutch counterpart during his brief visit to the Netherlands. Araghchi’s meeting with Caspar Veldkamp took place during a stopover in Amsterdam on his way back to Tehran after attending the 10th session of the United Nations Global Alliance of Civilizations in Portugal.
According to Islamic Republic News Agency, the two top diplomats discussed and exchanged views on international developments as well as issues of mutual interest. Araqchi, who had traveled to Lisbon to attend and address the international event at the joint invitation from the UN Deputy Secretary-General and the Portuguese Foreign Minister, met with a number of foreign counterparts and participants during and on the sidelines of the meeting.
Additionally, the Iranian foreign minister held talks with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and discussed regional issues, especially the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza amid the ongoing Israeli conflict.