Iran Press/Iran news: Seyyed Abbas Mousavi was previously in charge of the ministry’s public diplomacy and media center.
Mousavi was appointed by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to replace Bahram Ghassemi, who has moved on to a new appointment as Iran’s ambassador to France, Iran Press reported.
Ghassemi served as the foreign ministry’s spokesperson since July 2016.
He is filling in the post as an ambassador to Paris after months of diplomatic tensions between Iran and France.
Meanwhile, France has appointed Philippe Thiebaud, a former envoy to Pakistan, as the new ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The previous ambassadors left their missions last summer.101/211/202
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