Iran's President Hassan Rouhani will visit Europe next week, for the first time since the EU lifted sanctions against his country.
The trip will take him to Italy and France, according to a diplomatic source.
Rouhani will meet the Italian president, prime minister and business leaders in Rome, on Monday and Tuesday.
He is also scheduled to meet Pope Francis on the second day of his visit, a source told Reuters.
He will then depart for Paris on Wednesday, January 27.
Meanwhile, Iran denounced new US sanctions on its missile program.
Washington announced Sunday that it was imposing sanctions on five Iranian nationals and a network of companies based in the United Arab Emirates and China in connection with Iran’s ballistic missile program.