Mogherini and seven commissioners to visit Iran

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will lead a delegation of seven commissioners which will visit Iran on April 16.

The delegation also includes EU Commissioners Miguel Arias Cañete (Climate Action and Energy), Karmenu Vella (Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries), Christos Styliandes (Humanitarian Aid and Crisis management), Violeta Bulc (Transport), Elżbieta Bieńkovska (Internal Market and Industry), Tibor Navracsics (Education, Culture, Youth and Sport) and Carlos Moedas (Research, Science and Innovation).

“This high level visit will launch the basis for future cooperation with Iran across different sectors ranging from trade, energy, environment, migration, human rights, to education, research and science,” the EU executive body said in a statement.

Mogherini will meet with the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif, the Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and the Security Council head Ali Shamkhani, while commissioners hold sectoral meetings with their respective Iranian ministerial counterparts.