Publish Date: 25 September 2019 - 12:47

TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (MNA) – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has invited Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to London for the continuation of political discussions.

President Rouhani held talks with UK’s Johnson on Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.

A UK government spokesperson said in a statement that during the meeting, Johnson had invited Rouhani to visit London to continue bilateral and international talks between the two sides.

Johnson also called for the release of Iranian-British citizen Nazanin Zaghari, who is serving her term in Iran on espionage charges, he added.

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