Publish Date: 22 June 2016 - 20:51

TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Zarif met and conferred with French President François Hollande at the Élysée Palace on Wedneasday.

Zarif, who is Paris on his third EU tour to discuss bilateral ties and regional and international developments, held talks with François Hollande, President of French Republic at the Élysée Palace on Wednesday.

Discussing the agreements inked between Tehran and Paris during the President Rouhani’s recent visit to European country, economic and trade ties as well as the crises in Middle East are the main subjects of the talks.

Zarif has already met with President of the Senate of France Gérard Larcher and attended a meeting in the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Armed Forces of the French Senate as well as a meeting at International Diplomatic Academy.

He is scheduled to depart Paris for Amsterdam today night.

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