TEHRAN, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Foreign ministers of Iran and Kazakhstan met Friday in Kazakh capital city of Astana, and discussed means of enhancing bilateral cooperation, Iran's Foreign Ministry announced.
On the sidelines of the latest round of international talks on Syria, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Kazakh counterpart Stanislav Vassilenko called for the implementation of the agreements between Iran and Kazakhstan particularly in energy and transit fields.
They also urged joint investments and an increase in trade relations.
Facilitating visa issuance for businessmen from Iran and Kazakhstan and removing obstacles to banking cooperation were also discussed.
Besides, Vassilenko voiced Kazakh companies' interest in Iran's transportation field.
The two foreign ministers also held extensive talks on the main regional and international issues.
