Publish Date: 29 July 2024 - 21:03

Afghanistan's new consul general begins mission in Mashhad

Mashhad, IRNA – Afghanistan’s Feiz ul Rahman Ataei has begun his mission in Iran as the country’s new caretaker consul general in Mashhad, the capital city of northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi.

Ahmad Masoumifar, an aide to Iran’s Foreign Minister and the head of Foreign Ministry’s office in Khorasan Razavi Province, told IRNA on Monday that the Afghan diplomat began his tenure in Mashhad on Sunday.

He replaces Jaber Ansar who left the mission after finishing his tenure.

Masoumifar had earlier said that Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkiye, Turkmenistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Nations have diplomatic missions in Mashhad.

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