In a telephone conversation on Friday, Araqchi and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty discussed the latest regional and international developments.

Referring to the latest developments in the indirect nuclear negotiations between Tehran and Washington, Araqchi emphasized efforts to draft a negotiating text grounded in mutual respect and mutual interests.

For his part, the Egyptian foreign minister welcomed the continuation of the diplomatic process and stressed the need to maintain consultations with the aim of advancing the negotiations and reaching a framework acceptable to the relevant parties.

The second round of indirect nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States was held in Geneva on February 17, mediated by Oman.

In comments after the conclusion of the talks, Araqchi said the negotiations were conducted in a serious atmosphere and were more constructive compared to the earlier round.

According to the foreign minister, various ideas were proposed and reviewed during the talks in an effort to move toward drafting a text. He said the two sides reached a general agreement on guiding principles and would from now on discuss those principles in order to enter the stage of writing the text.