Europe comes to Iran: Mogherini, Fabius in Tehran

French President Francois Hollande has invited his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani to visit France in November, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius was quoted as saying by Iran’s ISNA agency during a visit to Tehran on Wednesday.

 

The invitation was being delivered by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius who is in Tehran for a one-day visit. Also in Tehran is the EU’s foreign minister, Federica Mogherini to discuss implementation of the deal to curb Tehran’s nuclear program in return for lifting economic sanctions imposed on the country.

 

“I am carrying a letter of invitation from Francois Hollande, the president of my country, to Hassan Rouhani, president of Iran, to visit France in November,” Fabius was quoted as saying.

 

Fabius was speaking after a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif and was due to meet Rouhani later on Wednesday

 

Rouhani said on Tuesday the nuclear deal reached between Tehran and major world powers this month will help fight terrorism and bloodshed in the Middle East, Iran’s state TV reported.

 

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif also cited wider effects of the deal, saying Tehran and the European Union could now discuss questions “including energy cooperation … human rights, confronting terrorism and regional issues”.

 

World powers suspected Iran’s nuclear program aimed to build a nuclear bomb, which Iran denied. Tehran reached the deal on July 14 with the United States, France, Britain, Russia, China and Germany after a standoff lasting more than a decade.

 

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