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Iran's President Rouhani to visit Italy, Vatican, France

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani will pay an official visit to Italy, Vatican and France and deliver a speech at the Leaders’ Forum of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris.

Rouhani will set off for Rome this Saturday at the head of a high-ranking delegation to hold talks with senior Italian officials, Iranian Presidential Office’s Deputy Chief for Communications and Information Parviz Esmaeili said on Monday.

He added that the Iranian president is scheduled to hold meetings with Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.

Rouhani will also hold a meeting with Italian investors and leading industrialists in Rome, Esmaeili noted.

He said the Iranian president will then head for Vatican to meet Pope Francis and Prime Minister Archbishop Pietro Parolin.

He added that Rouhani will also address UNESCO Leaders’ Forum as a special guest at the organization’s headquarters in Paris, France, on November 16.

Esmaeili said the Iranian president plans to sit down with his French counterpart François Hollande in Paris on November 17.

He noted that during Rouhani’s four-day visit, Iranian officials accompanying the president will sign some memoranda of understanding for the expansion of relations in different fields.


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