Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 19
By Fatih Karimov – Trend
French foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault is scheduled to visit Tehran in the near future to attend the meeting of the joint economic commission, ISNA news agency reported Nov. 19.
Following a meeting with Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Ayrault said that he will participate in the upcoming Iran-France joint economic commission which is scheduled to be held in Tehran in January 2017.
He referred to his meeting with top Iranian diplomat as an “important and necessary meeting.”
Ayrault further expressed hope that all sanctions against Tehran to be removed, adding that boosting mutual ties with Tehran, in particular in economic field has big importance for Paris.
Takht Ravanchi left Tehran for Paris Nov. 17 to take part in regular political negotiations between Iranian and French foreign ministry officials.
The second round of Tehran-Paris regular political talks was held on Nov. 18 in line with a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that the two countries signed during Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Paris back in January 2016.
The first round of these talks was held in Tehran in May. The two sides also agreed to hold the next round of regular political negotiations in Tehran next year.
Takht Ravanchi also discussed the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA, aka the nuclear deal) with senior French officials during his visit to Paris.
The P5+1 (China, France, Russia, the UK, the US as well as Germany) reached a historic deal with Iran last year to curb the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program in return for lifting the nuclear related sanctions. The deal came into force in January.