TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iranian top diplomat set off for Sweden on Monday afternoon after visiting Finland and meeting with high-ranking Finish officials.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in the Finnish capital Helsinki early on Monday as the first leg of his three-nation European tour for high-level talks.

Zarif wrote in a tweet at the end of the visit to Helsinki that he held"fruitful meetings with current EU presidency, Finnish President, FM & Trade Min."

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