Zarif tweets about Rouhani’s Vatican visit

Iranian Foreign Minister Mr. Mohammad Javad Zarif, commenting on the meeting between President Rrouhani and Pope Francis said two both sides committed themselves to campaign against violence.

Mr. Zarif in his twitter page, while referring to President Rouhani’s visit to Vatican and his talks with Pope Francis has written:” mutual commitment to join efforts for a World Against Violence and Extremism #WAVE.”

President Rouhani heading a high ranking delegation visited Italy Monday and Tuesday and met and held talks with Italian President and Prime Minister as well as a large number of country’s trade and industrial executives.

He then went to Vatican and had an audience with Pope Francis. Mr. Rouhani is first Iranian President visiting Europe for more that a decade.

Emad Askarieh

Emad Askarieh has worked as a journalist since 2002. The main focus of his work is foreign policy and world diplomacy. He started his career at Iran Front Page Media Group, and is currently serving as the World Editor and the Vice-President for Executive Affairs at the Iran Front Page (IFP) news website.

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