Tehran, July 29, IRNA - Visiting French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said here Wednesday that an economic French delegation, including several companies, visit Iran in September.

Fabius made the remarks upon arrival in Tehran.

This is the first visit by a French foreign minister to Tehran in 12 years.

While in Tehran, the French foreign minister is set to hold talks with President Hassan Rouhani, his Iranian counterpart Mohammad-Javaz Zarif, Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade Mohammadreza Nematzadeh and Vice-President and Head of the Department of Environment (DOE) Massoumeh Ebtekar.

By IRNA