ISNA – French foreign minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault will visit Iran at the end of January.

Jean-Marc Ayrault is scheduled to visit Tehran later this month to attend the meeting of the joint economic commission, according to diplomatic resources.

Following a meeting with Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Majid Takht Ravanchi, French foreign minister announced that he will participate in the upcoming Iran-France joint economic commission which is scheduled to be held in Tehran in January 2017.

Reports indicate that this joint meeting will be held after 17 years.