Kurdistan-Region Prime Minister, Nechirvan Barzani, by official invitation attended the inauguration of Hassan Rouhani, the new president of Islamic Republic of Iran.
The ceremony in parliament took place on Sunday, a day after Rouhani was formally endorsed by Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameini, in a ceremony that was attended by top Iranian figures including outgoing president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and foreign dignitaries