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Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Tehran on Wednesday encouraged Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to visit Germany during his next visit to Europe as the two nations seek to strengthen cooperation.

Steinmeier said he told the Iranian president "to keep Germany in mind as a destination on his next trip to Europe."

In a bid to encourage foreign companies to invest in Iran, despite hesitation from many countries, President Hassan Rouhani has called for expanded business cooperation with the West with and said he is not opposed to business ventures with US businesses.

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