IFP- Iranian foreign minister will leave Tehran for Europe on Monday to pay official visits to Germany and Italy, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi announced.

During the visits, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will confer with high-ranking German and Italian officials on ways to expand bilateral relations on various political and economic issues.

Zarif will also discuss the most important regional and international issues, including the latest developments in the Middle East and Europe, Qassemi said on Sunday.