Elysée Palace rejected “Halal meat and no wine” request, Rouhani rejected Hollande lunch

Tehran: President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani who will be the first Iranian President to travel to Europe in a decade had earlier requested for Halal meat during the official lunch. There was another request for “no wine” during the lunch between the French President, Francois Hollande and his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani. But these requests are rejected by Elysée Palace.

After Elysée Palace rejected his request, President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani reportedly turned down the invitation of lunch with his French counterpart. During the official lunch, the two Presidents were to discuss the nuclear deal.