Hassan Rouhani Expected in Vienna in Early July

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: May 30, 2018; 11:12 ♦ (Vindobona)

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (حسن روحانی) will meet his Austrian counterpart Alexander Van der Bellen in Vienna on 4 July according to media reports.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani appears to be coming to Vienna on 4 July / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / Tasnim News Agency [CC BY 4.0]

The daily "Die Presse" reports that according to diplomatic circles preparations for the meeting are underway and a preliminary discussion has already taken place in Tehran.

Whether the meeting will actually take place will probably depend on foreign policy developments that are currently in the balance.

Now that the US has withdrawn from the nuclear agreement and…