Hamid Ansari to represent India at swearing-in of Iran prez

New Delhi, Aug 1: India will be represented by Vice President Hamid Ansari at the inauguration ceremony of new Iranian President Hasan Rouhani on August 4.

The Vice President will be travelling to Tehran to attend the ceremony, official sources said today.

Rouhani, who won a landslide victory in the June 14 presidential election, will be sworn in on August 4.

He succeeds President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Iran has sent invitations to world leaders to attend Rouhani's inauguration.

PTI