Turkiye FM set to attend inauguration of Iran’s President-elect

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud hold a joint press conference at Dolmabahce Palace working office in Istanbul, Turkiye on July 14, 2024 [Muhammed Enes Yıldırım – Anadolu Agency]

The Foreign Ministry announced that Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, will attend the inauguration ceremony of Iran’s President-elect, Masoud Pezeshkian, on Tuesday in Tehran, Turkish media reports.

“Our Minister will visit Tehran on July 30, 2024, to attend the inauguration ceremony of Iran’s President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday.

According to the report, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, formally endorsed Masoud Pezeshkian as the country’s new President on Sunday, weeks after his victory in the presidential election.

He will succeed Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash on 19 May in north-western Iran, along with seven others.

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