Iranian FM’s Regional Tour Aimed at Boosting Ties: Official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s second tour of regional countries, due to begin on Tuesday, will aim to reaffirm Tehran’s resolve to reinforce its ties with neighbors, a senior official said.
“Mr. Zarif will soon start the second round of his regional tour of several countries including Lebanon,” Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Tuesday.
Explaining Iran’s priority in strengthening ties with neighbors and the region is one of the purposes behind Zarif’s tour, he noted.
Amir Abdollahian added that the Iranian foreign minister will also confer with the officials of the countries he is to visit on the latest regional and international developments and will hold consultations with them on the necessity of focusing on political solutions to ongoing regional crises.
Zarif is scheduled to visit Lebanon, Syria, Pakistan, India, and Russia in his tour of regional countries.
In his first regional tour in July, he visited Kuwait, Qatar, and Iraq, where he held talks with their highest-ranking officials.
Zarif’s tours come in the wake of the conclusion of nuclear talks between Tehran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany).
Iran and the six powers on July 14 finalized the text of a lasting nuclear deal that would terminate all anti-Iran sanctions after taking effect. The United Nations Security Council also unanimously passed a resolution afterwards, endorsing the comprehensive accord.
