Iran, France to Hold 4th Round of Political Talks in Paris

TEHRAN (defapress)- The fourth round of political talks between the Islamic Republic of Iran and France will be held in Paris later on ‎Wednesday.‎

News ID: 67628

Date: 20 December 2017 - 15:45

The talks will be co-chaired by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi and Secretary General of ‎France’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maurice Gourdault-Montagne.‎

The talks will be held within the framework of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Iranian ‎President Hassan Rouhani during his visit to France. ‎

These negotiations, which are regularly held in Tehran and Paris every six months, will be a mechanism ‎within which the two countries develop their bilateral relations in various political, economic and cultural ‎spheres.‎

Discussing the regional and international issues, especially developments in the Persian Gulf and the Middle ‎East, are on the agenda of this round of talks.‎

In his two-day trip to Paris, Araqchi will also meet with French officials and deliver a lecture at the French ‎Institute of International Relations.