Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, who arrived in Tehran on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022 to pay an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran, met twice with top Iranian diplomat Hossein Amir Abdollahian. During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on bilateral relations and regional as well as international issues. On the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the establishment of relations between Iran and Finland, the two foreign ministers explored ways to enhance political, economic and parliamentary relations between the two countries. While acknowledging the great economic and trade potentials of the two countries, the two top diplomats stressed that they intend to significantly increase cooperation in these areas. Accordingly, special emphasis was placed on utilizing the important capacities of relations in the fields of transportation, agriculture, technology, medicine, forestry and wood and paper, environment, water resources management and scientific exchanges. Another part of the ministers' talks focused on the common efforts of the two countries to manage the effects and consequences of the developments in Afghanistan regarding refugees, the fight against drug trafficking and the fight against terrorism. Both sides stressed the need to support the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan, in a way that promotes internal stability in Afghanistan and security in the region. While exchanging views on the latest status of Vienna talks, Pekka Haavisto and Amir Abdollahian stressed the need for the talks to be fruitful in a way that leads to the return of all parties to the full implementation of their obligations under the nuclear agreement. In this meeting, the top Iranian diplomat highlighted the definite failure of the policy of maximum pressure adopted by governing establishment of the United States. He criticized the inaction of the three European countries in the face of this inhumane policy, emphasizing that the Islamic Republic of Iran, based on its national interests, with determination to achieve a good agreement, will continue to participate in the negotiations, but reaching an agreement requires important decisions from the Western parties, especially the United States. It should be noted that the two sides exchanged views on some other regional and international developments, including Syria, Yemen and Ukraine.