Iran's foreign minister meets UK counterpart in New York

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi met with British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband in New York, according to Mehr News.

The talks took place late Thursday on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, a gathering that regularly brings together senior diplomats from around the world for bilateral discussions alongside the formal proceedings.

The meeting comes amid continued diplomatic engagement between Iran and Western countries on a range of regional and international issues, though specific details on the topics discussed between Araghchi and Miliband were not disclosed in the report.

Iran has used the UN General Assembly in previous years as an opportunity to hold a series of bilateral meetings with foreign counterparts, and this year's session appears to have followed a similar pattern.