A gathering of Iranian ambassadors and heads of Iran’s missions abroad is to be held in Tehran next week,said the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman.

Bahram Ghasemi added,“The gathering will be held next week after the Iranian Foreign Minister and Foreign Ministry executives as well as the heads of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s missions abroad meet the Leader of the Islamic revolution,  and visit the shrine of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran [Imam Khomeini], with Iranian President [Hassan Rouhani] delivering a speech."

“The heads of the legislative and judiciary branches [of government] will also deliver speeches at the gathering,” he also said.

Ghasemi emphasized, high on the agenda of the gathering will be the latest regional and international developments as well as Iran’s stance regarding those developments within the framework of the ‘Targeted Promotion of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations’ plan.

In addition to specialized meetings, the seminar will also feature speeches by several ministers on key regional issues as well as other specialized topics on which the participants will exchange views, he noted.