Tehran, Oct 18, IRNA � Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held separate talks here with his Omani counterpart Yusuf bin Alawi and Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan Nechervan Barzani.

The talks, focusing on regional questions, were held on the sidelines of the preliminary meeting of the Munich Security Conference in Tehran on Saturday.

Zarif's talks with bin Alawi also concentrated on the issue of Syria.

During his meeting with Barzani, Zarif said the Iranian government makes effort to remove obstacle to bilateral relations.

Barzani, for his part, said the Iraqi groups are determined to fight terrorism and extremism.

By IRNA