Dr. Mohammad Hassan Sheykholeslami, the president of the Institute for Political and International Studies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, headed a delegation on a trip to Rome, met with senior officials of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and had a conversation with several prominent think tanks and thinkers of that country.

Italian Institute of International Affairs (IAI), Center for International Policy Studies (CeSPI), Institute of Global Studies (IGS), Center for Global Studies (CeSI), Med-Or Foundation, Catholic Community of Sant'Egidio and the Strategic Design Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy were among the institutions visited.

These meetings discussed and exchanged a wide range of issues related to Iran's bilateral relations with Italy and Europe, regional issues (developments in Gaza and Afghanistan), and international issues.