Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Kurbi held talks with his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki here on Saturday on bilateral ties and regional issues, particularly the escalating conflict in Lebanon.

Al-Kurb, noting that Israel's incursion has plunged the Lebanese people into the abyss of suffering and destroyed the country's infrastructure, expressed the hope that the UN resolution adopted on Friday will be the first step toward a tangible solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Mottaki praised Yemen's stance on the Israel-Lebanon conflict and stressed that the Arab and Islamic countries should make concerted efforts to seek a comprehensive solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict.

At a separate meeting with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh,Mottaki delivered to him a letter from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, which mainly deals with Iran-Yemen ties and the situation in the Middle East.

In the letter, Ahmadinejad praised Yemen's stance on a series of issues concerning the Islamic world and expressed the hope for closer ties with Yemen.

At the meeting, Saleh reiterated that Iran and all other Islamic countries have the rights for peaceful use of nuclear energy.

Mottaki arrived here earlier in the day for a one-day visit.