Иран: Рухани приема покана от Италия

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accepted an invitation to Italy during the Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni's visit to Tehran on Wednesday. Gentiloni conveyed the invitation in the name of Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, asking Rouhani to come to Italy within the next few weeks, which the Iranian President agreed to do. If Rouhani does travel to Rome, it would be his first visit to an EU capital, as Iran and the European Union continue to mend diplomatic ties after reaching an agreement on Tehran's nuclear program. A number of European officials have visited Iran following the nuclear deal and the promise of a lifting of the sanctions against Tehran, in the hope to benefit from the opening of a major economy.