TEHRAN (TASNIM) – THE FOREIGN MINISTER OF MALAYSIA DESCRIBED IRAN AS A MAJOR TRADE PARTNER FOR HIS COUNTRY IN THE REGION, STRESSING THAT THE RESTORATION OF TIES BETWEEN TEHRAN AND RIYADH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO PEACE AND STABILITY IN THE WEST ASIA.

In a telephone conversation on Sunday, Malaysian Foreign Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian talked about a range of bilateral, regional and international issues.