The meeting will be held in coming hours, tweeted Parviz Esmaeili, the deputy chief of staff of the Iranian president.
The meeting was not among the pre-planned visits of the Iranian president scheduled to be held on the sidelines of the 74th meeting of the UN General Assembly, he added.
Merkel to Hold Unannounced Meeting with Rouhani in NY
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the latter's place of residence in New York in an unannounced visit, an Iranian official announced.
