Tokyo, Feb 27, SPA -- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki arrived here today on a three-day official visit to Japan, a day after news that Iran had reached a "basic" agreement with Russia on jointly enriching uranium. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso, who began talks with Mottaki on Monday, said he would press his counterpart for details of the deal. Japan, which imports about 15 percent of its crude oil from Iran, or some 500,000 barrels a day, has kept up good ties with the Islamic Republic, and Japanese officials have said this gives Tokyo a unique role to play in defusing the tensions. "I believe our nations' cooperative consultations will continue," Mottaki told Aso before their talks began. --SPA 13 47 Local Time 10 47 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/334992