Ansari meets new Iranian president

    By IANS,

    New Delhi/Tehran: Vice President Hamid Ansari Sunday met new Iranian president Hassan Rouhani after the latter’s swearing in ceremony in Tehran.

    Ansari represented India at the swearing-in ceremony.

    Rouhani, who won a landslide victory in the June 14 presidential election, succeeds president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

    Iran has sent invitations to several world leaders to attend Rouhani’s inauguration.