An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale jolted the towns of Khonj and Evaz in Iran’s southern province of Fars on Monday.

Iran’s new chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili is set to meet EU foreign policy head Javier Solana later this month in a new bid to resolve the standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has called for further strengthening trade ties and economic partnership with Iran and Turkey.