IFP - Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister in Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has held talks with a number of European officials on the sidelines of the Euromoney Iran Conference 2018 in Paris. 



The Iranian diplomat met Britain’s Minister of State for the Middle East, Alistair Burt, on a number of bilateral, regional and international issues. During the meeting, the two sides also exchanged views on the latest developments regarding the Iran nuclear deal.

Earlier on Wednesday, Araqchi held talks with Secretary-General of France’s ministry of foreign affairs Maurice Gourdault-Montagne over bilateral and international issues.

He also discussed a range of issues with Nicolas de Riviere, the Political Director of the French Foreign Ministry, and Philippe Etienne, a top foreign policy advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron.

Araqchi traveled to France’s capital Paris to participate in the one-day Euromoney Iran Conference 2018 held on Thursday. The Iranian diplomat delivered a speech at the closing ceremony of the conference.

The Euromoney Iran Conference 2018 was attended by hundreds of investors and representatives of banks and financial institutes from European and Asian countries. The conference was organized jointly by Central Bank of Iran and Euromoney Institute.