Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi met and held talks with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Zheenbek Kulubaev on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers meeting, the Iranian news agency Mehr reported.

 According to the report, the two senior diplomats exchanged views on bilateral relations and issues of mutual interest.

Mehr also reported that, on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting, Araghchi held separate meetings with other counterparts, including Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.