Leader's Top Aide Underlines Regional Cooperation between Iran, France

"Iran enjoys good influence in the region and I think that we can have regional cooperation with France," Velayati said in a meeting with former French Foreign Minister Hubert Védrine in Tehran on Tuesday.

Stressing Iran and France's age-old relations, he said bilateral ties between the two countries have experienced different ups and downs but have never been cut.

Velayati also said that Tehran is aware of Paris's positive view about the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and the world powers, warning of the US intention to violate the internationally-accepted agreement.

In a relevant development in July, high-ranking Iranian and French officials in a meeting conferred on the latest developments in Syria, stressing the need for resolving the crisis in the country through talks and political means.

The meeting was held between Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari and France's special representative to Syria Frank Jillette on the sidelines of Astana 5 summit in Kazakhstan.

During the meeting, the two officials underlined that the crisis should be resolved through adopting political means, avoiding unilateral measures, avoiding violence and paying due attention to the humanitarian aspects of the crisis.