MNA � Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the Netherlands� Deputy Foreign Minister Andre Haspels met in Tehran on Tuesday and discussed a set of bilateral and regional topics.

The two sides conferred over development of Iran-Netherlands relations including economic ties, as well as regional developments, especially the deplorable situation in Yemen and Syria, and Iran�s nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)

The new round of Iran-Netherlands political talks started earlier today as the Dutch official met with Iran�s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi before his meeting with Zarif.

Haspels expressed the Dutch government�s support to JCPOA and the Islamic Republic's right to enjoy the pact's benefits.

He added that the Netherlands, as an EU member, and a non-permanent member of the United Nations, welcomes the implementation of the EU�s new financial mechanism in a bid to keep Iran connected to the international econoimc arenas.