The companies, both based in or around Paris, announced on January 19 the creation of a "new global leader in aerospace."

The goal is to develop safe vaccines to contain outbreaks before they become global health emergencies.

The 2020 tournament will be held in 13 cities across Europe to mark its 60th anniversary, ranging from Dublin to Baku.

Human Rights Watch said the proposed changes pose a "huge threat to human rights, the rule of law, and the country's democratic future".

Dates for the next round of talks to be held in Brussels were also clarified, the Foreign Ministry said but failed to name the exact date.

Germany has for years struggled to modernise its military as it becomes more involved in Nato operations.

"We are first and foremost interested in the most modern defensive weapons, new designs," President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said.

Brig. Gen. Sami Kafawin said he expects some IS fighters, increasingly on the defensive, to make their way to southern Syria and Jordan's border.

The disaster struck the Plasco building, an iconic structure in central Tehran just north of the capital's sprawling bazaar.