North Korea’s deputy foreign minister Ri Kil Song met with the Iranian foreign minister in Tehran to discuss the expansion of bilateral ties between the two countries, Iranian news agency Fars News reported on Monday.

Citing significant overlap between the two nations’ stances on numerous domestic and international issues, both ministers said they wanted to work towards sustainable relations between Tehran and Pyongyang.

“The people and government of (North) Korea have always wanted the success and increasing progress of Iran. They have always supported Iran’s peaceful nuclear policy and opposed imposition of political and economic pressures on the country,” Song