Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with Pope Francis in the Vatican on Monday.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media that referring to the meetings with Pope Francis and Vatican Prime Minister Cardinal Pietro Parolin, as well as Vatican Minister of Foreign Affairs Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Zarif said that they discussed the international situation, the imposed sanctions, ethics in the Islamic community, the importance of supporting the family and Palestine.

He added that during the meetings they reviewed bilateral relations between Iran and Vatican.

Referring to the occupied territories of Palestine, he noted that the Palestinians are in a deplorable situation, adding that the imposed sanctions have had a terrible impact on the Lebanese people, and the Catholic Church is sensitive to the situation in Lebanon.