President of FIFA Sepp Blatter will travel to Iran on Wednesday to attend a scientific conference on football, Ali Kaffashian, head of Iran Football Federation, was quoted as saying by Tehran Times daily on Sunday.

He is scheduled to meet the Iranian football authorities, as well as the country's caretaker of the Sports and Youth Ministry.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa will also arrive in Tehran on Thursday morning to attend the conference.