Mogherini to attend Pres. Rouhani's inaugural ceremony

TEHRAN (defapress) – EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini will travel to Iran to attend the inauguration ceremony of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

News ID: 65401

Date: 30 July 2017 - 14:20

Mogherini will arrive in Tehran on August 5 in her capacity as the head of Iran-5+1 Joint Commission, to attend President Rouhani’s swearing-in ceremony, announced Catherine Ray, spokeswoman for EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Saturday.

Mogherini is also scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with Iranian officials on the sidelines of Rouhani’s inaugural ceremony to examine the implementation of JCPOA and discuss bilateral and regional issues.

In addition to Mogherini, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has so far declared will visit Tehran on August 5.

Rouhani, who was reelected Iran’s president in May, is to be officially inaugurated for another four years as Iranian president on August 5.