EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday called for expansion of political and economic relations with Japan, saying cooperation between Tehran and Tokyo signifies their determination to promote international stability and security.

EghtesadOnline: The Iranian government hopes President Hassan Rouhani's upcoming visit to Japan to discuss Tokyo 's peace initiative for the Middle East will help defuse tensions in the volatile region, the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman said.

EghtesadOnline: Iranian lawmakers underlined the significance of improving economic relations with Japan as the most important aspect of President Hassan Rouhani's possible visit to Tokyo this month.

EghtesadOnline: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that Tokyo is in discussions about a possible visit to Japan by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani later this month, in an attempt to try to resolve Iran’s nuclear impasse with the United States.

EghtesadOnline: An advisor to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to visit Tehran later this week to pursue Tokyo 's initiative of reducing tensions in the Middle East and helping settle the conflict between Iran and the United States.

EghtesadOnline: The 26th round of Tehran- Tokyo political consultations was held in the Iranian capital on Saturday between Japan's Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori and his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araqchi.

EghtesadOnline: Senior Iranian and Japanese parliamentarians called for closer bilateral relations in economic, political and cultural areas during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday, as the two countries are celebrating 90 years of diplomatic relations.