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Iran signs co-op document with Louvre museum

Society Materials 27 January 2016 19:12 (UTC +04:00)
Iran’s Tourism, Handicrafts and cultural heritage organization signed cooperation document with French Louvre museum
Iran signs co-op document with Louvre museum

Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 27

By Umid Niayesh- Trend:

Iran's Tourism, Handicrafts and cultural heritage organization signed cooperation document with French Louvre museum.

The Iranian vice president, Masoud Soltanifar, who heads the organization signed the Memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Paris Jan. 27, ISNA news agency reported.

The document covers cooperation in various fields including archeology and local arts.

Soltanifar is in Paris at the invitation of the Jean-Luc Martinez, the museum's head.

Iran's president, Hassan Rouhani heading a high-ranking political and economic delegation also arrived in Paris on 27 Jan. on the third leg of his four-day European tour.

Rouhani who is the first Iranian president who pays an official visit to the EU over the past 10 years, earlier visited Italy and Vatican.

During the Italy visit, Tehran and Rome signed a number of contracts worth at $18.4 billion covering various sectors including health and transportation.

Rouhani is expected to discuss the securing of a number of significant trade deals with French officials and companies including aircraft manufacturer Airbus.

It was earlier announced that the Iranian president would discuss purchasing 100 aircraft from Airbus during his visit to France.

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