TEHRAN – The fourth round of high-profile political negotiations between Iran and the European Union was held in Brussels on Monday, IRNA reported.

The negotiations, held in two morning and evening sessions, were co-chaired by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi and Helga Maria Schmid, the secretary general of the European External Action Service (EEAS).

Delegates representing the Iranian Parliament and Foreign Ministry as well as the European Commission were attending the talks.

During the talks the two sides discussed bilateral cooperation in agriculture, education and research, trade, energy and climate change, transportation, banking, refugees, narcotics, natural disasters, human rights and fighting terrorism.

MH/PA