Jahanbakhsh Mozaffari said the Italian prime minister is scheduled to hold meetings with senior officials including President Hassan Rouhani, First VP Es’hagh Jahangiri, and Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on April 12-13.
On his official two-day visit to Tehran, Renzi will also deliver a speech in an important economic forum attended by both countries’ businessmen and company executives, Mozaffari added.
“The two sides will also sign a number of MoUs in the fields of science and technology, tourism, environment and rail sector,” he said.
A 30-strong media team from Italy will be covering news on Renzi’s meetings with Iranian officials.
The Italian prime minister’s visit will come at the invitation of President Rouhani, following Rouhani's visit to Italy and France at the end of January - a trip which resulted in a string of major trade and investment deals being signed between Tehran and the two European countries.
PM Renzi will be accompanied by a 250-strong delegation comprising economic officials, senior managers of major Italian banks, businessmen and industrialists.
Presidents of Italian Export Credit Agency ‘SACE’, Italy's national oil company ‘Eni’, as well as the General Confederation of Italian Industry commonly known as Confindustria, will also accompany Renzi on his Tuesday visit to Tehran.
Renzi will be the first major Italian figure to visit Iran following the implementation of the nuclear deal and the lift of sanctions against the Islamic Republic in January.
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