MNA � French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is slated for a two-day visit to Tehran early August, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development of France announced Friday.


According to the statement, Le Drian�s first ever visit to Tehran, which comes at the invitation of Iranian Foreign�Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif,��is scheduled for 4-5 August 2017, during which the French top diplomat will discuss ways for promotion of bilateral ties and extend his congratulations to President Hassan Rouhani who won a second term in office in May.

Back in July, Le Drian�s imminent visit was announced by France Foreign Ministry during FM Zarif�s trip, saying that the visit aimed at deepening Tehran-Paris exchanges, as Laurent Fabius did in 2015, and Jean-Marc Ayrault in 2017.

Zarif visited France on July 3 as the third leg of his European tour which also included Germany and Italy, and held a meeting with a number of senior French officials including his counterpart Le Drian, who voiced support for Iran�s nuclear deal and conferred on the latest developments in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf region.