Iran Press/ Europe: Abbas Bagherpour Ardakani wrote on his Twitter account on Thursday:
Bagherpour Ardakani submitted his credentials to the Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen in a ceremony held at the Austrian Presidential Palace last week.
He conveyed the friendship message of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to the Austrian president and full readiness of the Iranian government for the development and expansion of relations with Austria in all political, economic, cultural fields based on historical and long-standing relations between the two countries.
In the meeting, the Austrian President extended his greetings to his Iranian counterpart and voiced his readiness for the expansion of bilateral relations.
Bagherpour is currently the accredited ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Slovakia.
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