Senior officials from the Japanese and French foreign ministries agreed to continue diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States, Mehr reported. Japan, France to continue efforts to reduce tensions between Iran, US

Japanese First Deputy Foreign Minister Takeo Mori and French Security Policy Officer Philip Errera held talks in Paris.

Takeo Mori said Tokyo will do its best to reduce tensions in the Middle East region.

Japan seeks to organize a meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of a UN General Assembly meeting to be held later this month.

Earlier, Japan announced its readiness to find a solution to reduce tensions between Iran and the US.