Iran's president cancels his France trip, and vows to "fight terror"

In the telephone conversation on Saturday, Rouhani pointed to the coordination between the Iranian and Italian foreign ministers over his state visit to Rome, expressing the hope that the trip will be made in "a more appropriate time" in the future.

Zarif stated the Paris attacks confirmed the specter of extremism was not restricted to the Middle East, so the struggle towards it shouldn't be restricted to the area both.

In a statement carried by IRNA, Rouhani condemned the Paris attacks as an "inhumane crime".

Iran is reportedly planning to acquire an unspecified number of aircraft from Airbus Industrie (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) the country's president Hassan Rouhani has said.

Rouhani sent a message of condolence to French counterpart Francois Hollande on the shootings and bombings in Paris that left more than 120 people dead, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported.

It was expected that Rouhani would meet with the leadership of France and Italy and Pope Francis.

He also stressed the need for jointly fighting against terrorism.

The diplomatic sources in Vienna said that three working meetings at experts" levels under the titles of "Parties of Groups Opposing the Syrian Government", "Terror" and "Humanitarian Affairs' will be held behind the closed doors.

Addressing a press conference, Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said that his country's representative will also attend the Humanitarian Affairs Group. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov later briefed Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on the first round.