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Palestine ambassador bids farewell after four decades in Iran

Saturday, 08 January 2022 10:33 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 09 January 2022 6:12 AM ]

Palestinian Ambassador to Tehran Salah al-Zawawi (L) meets with Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran on January 6, 2022.

Palestinian Ambassador to Tehran Salah al-Zawawi has bade farewell to Iran, bringing to close four decades of his diplomatic mission in the Islamic Republic.

On Thursday, he visited Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian at the foreign ministry building where he presented the top Iranian diplomat with a Palestinian keffiyeh, a symbol of resistance, adorned with images of the al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

Zawawi, one of the founding members of the Fatah political party, was the second Palestinian ambassador to Tehran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

He had held the post in Iran since 1980 and before that he severed as the Palestinian ambassador to Algeria, Brazil and Kenya.

Last Sunday, Zawawi delivered a speech during a ceremony at Iran’s Foreign Ministry marking the second anniversary of the US assassination of legendary anti-terror commander Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

Along with his Syrian and Iraqi counterparts, the Palestinian envoy praised General Soleimani for his tireless efforts to strengthen the resistance front as well as his courage in the fight against Daesh.

According to Beirut-based al-Mayadeen TV, Salam al-Zawawi has been named as Palestine's new ambassador to Iran. She is the daughter of the outgoing ambassador.

She was sworn in before Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the president's residence in the Jordanian capital, Amman on Saturday, the television said.

The Palestinian president's adviser for diplomatic affairs Majdi al-Khalidi and director general of the Palestinian National Fund, Ramzi Khoury, were present at the swearing-in event.

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