The President of the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly, H.E. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, held a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, H.E Mr. Mohammed Javad Zarif. President Muhammad-Bande commended Iran for its various role at the United Nations, Group of 77 and Non-Aligned Movement. They both acknowledged the need to strengthen multilateralism by promoting dialogue and cooperation towards addressing some of the challenges confronting it. They expressed optimism that quick, enduring and lasting solutions would be found to the current imbroglio on the Strait of Hormuz. They agreed on the need for wider consultations with the aims of facilitating dialogue and understanding towards resolving the current restriction imposed on Iranian Diplomatic activities in the host state. They later re-affirmed the importance of the GA as mechanism for facilitating intergovernmental cooperation, understanding as well as platform for multilateral cooperation in all fields.
