IRNA � Foreign Ministry spokesman, Bahram Qasemi, said on Saturday that French Foreign Minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, is arriving in Tehran on Monday afternoon for an official visit to Iran.


Qasemi is heading a high-ranking political delegation accompanied by representatives of French companies.

According to the report of Foreign Ministry Media Department, Qasemi added that the two foreign ministers are to inaugurate joint economic meeting here on Tuesday.

At the end of the meeting, documents might be signed.

The French foreign minister is scheduled to meet with Foreign Minister, Mohammad-Javad Zarif, President Hassan Rouhani, Majlis Speaker, Ali Larijani, and a number of other senior officials.

He added that representatives from 60 French companies as well as a number of Foreign Ministry diplomats and officials and mediapersons are accompanying Ayrault in the visit.