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Iran’s Foreign Minister Araghchi heads to New York

Friday, 20 September 2024 6:36 PM [ Last Update: Friday, 20 September 2024 6:36 PM ]

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has headed to the United States to take part in the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The 79th session of the UN General Assembly opened on September 10, while its high-level General Debate, which is attended by heads of state and government, will kick off on Tuesday.

According to the UN, “Heads of state and government and ministers will explore solutions to intertwined global challenges to advance peace, security, and sustainable development.”

During his trip, Araghchi will participate in several UN meetings, and hold bilateral and multilateral meetings on the sidelines of the event.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will head to New York on Sunday to take part in this year’s session of the UNGA.

Pezeshkian, 69, emerged victorious in the second round of the presidential vote on July 5.

The runoff followed a June 28 ballot in a snap election to find a successor to late President Ebrahim Raeisi, who lost his life in a helicopter crash in northwest Iran in May.

A heart surgeon by profession, Pezeshkian entered politics first as the country's deputy health minister and later as the health minister.

In 2006, Pezeshkian was elected as a lawmaker representing Tabriz in northwest Iran. He later served as a deputy parliament speaker described by many as an “independent” politician, a label that was embraced by Pezeshkian in the campaign.

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