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Friday 25 March 2016 - 15:39
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Irans President due in Austria next week

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani plans to pay an official visit to Austria next week to hold talks with senior officials of the Central European country on ways to promote bilateral relations in diverse political and economic areas.

Heading a high-ranking delegation, Rouhani will arrive in Vienna on Wednesday, March 30, at the invitation of his Austrian counterpart Heinz Fischer, the deputy head for communications and information at the Iranian presidents office, Parviz Esmaeili, told Tasnim.

During the visit, which will be in response to an official visit to Tehran by Fischer back in September 2015, several documents and agreements, including a roadmap for economic cooperation between Iran and Austria will be signed, he added.

In his two-day trip, President Rouhani is also slated to hold talks with Fischer and Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann on various issues, including the ties between the two countries.

In early September, Fischer made a trip to Iran at the head of a high-ranking delegation of Austrias economic, scientific and cultural officials.

He was the first head of a western state visiting Iran in years.

The visit came against the backdrop of a new wave of interest in ties with Iran after Tehran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany) on July 14, 2015 reached a conclusion over the text of a comprehensive 159-page deal on Tehran's nuclear program and started implementing it on January 16.

The comprehensive nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), terminated all nuclear-related sanctions imposed on Iran.

By Tasnim News Agency
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