Iran Press/Iran news: Hassan Rouhani was welcomed by a senior adviser to Iran's Leader Ali Akbar Velayati and First Vice President Es’hagh Jahangiri.
Some cabinet ministers also were at the airport, according to Iran Press.
Rouhani was in New York for an annual general assembly meeting.
Hassan Rouhani delivered a keynote speech to the UN General Assembly session and held meetings with presidents and senior officials of the other countries on the sidelines of the General Assembly including European and Asian Countries. He also met the media elites in New York and some experts in US foreign policy.
Iranian President told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday Iran will never hold talks with the United States under pressure, but added that lifting all the sanctions Washington imposed on Tehran and respecting a UN Security Council resolution could pave the way for talks.
Hassan Rouhani also in a press conference on Thursday on the sidelines of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, slammed Europe for showing an "inability or lack of willingness" to keep the Iran's nuclear deal going, putting "all the costs and burden on the shoulders of Iran." 101
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President Rouhani departs Tehran for New York
