Abbas Araqchi was nominated on Sunday as Iran’s overseas minister by President Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s parliament speaker introduced stay on the Student News Network.
“From tomorrow morning, parliamentary commissions will start reviewing the plans of proposed ministers until the end of next week,” parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf stated as Iran’s parliament nonetheless must approve Pezeshkian’s nominated cupboard.
Araqchi is a seasoned pragmatist diplomat who acted as chief negotiator in nuclear talks between Tehran and world powers from 2013 to 2021.
He has served as Iran’s ambassador to Japan and Finland, and held the function of deputy overseas minister for Asia-Pacific for 2 years earlier than changing into spokesperson of the ministry in 2013 for a brief interval.
When Mohammad Javad Zarif was overseas minister, Araqchi was the second most influential official on the overseas ministry and held roles like deputy for authorized and worldwide affairs and deputy for political affairs.
He holds a PhD in Political Thought from the University of Kent.
Source: www.anews.com.tr