French FM due in Tehran soon: FM spox

EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Bahram Qasemi, said on Monday that French Foreign Minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, is scheduled to pay an official visit to Tehran soon.

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23 January 2017

Speaking during his weekly press conference, Qasemi said that the French foreign minister will visit Tehran at the head of an economic delegation.

Qasemi said Ayrault is also the co-chairman of Iran-French Joint Economic Commission and that the commission will convene during his visit to Tehran, according to IRNA.

Voicing satisfaction over good relations between Iran and France, Qasemi expressed hope that after the necessary negotiations, the two countries can develop common grounds.