Salehi appointed acting foreign minister

Mon Dec 13, 2010

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has issued an order, appointing Ali Akbar Salehi as the country's acting Foreign Minister.

“Considering your commitment, knowledge, and valued expertise, and in accordance with Article 135 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and based on this directive you are appointed as acting foreign minister,” a copy of the presidential directive read.

In a separate letter issued on Monday, President Ahmadinejad expressed gratitude to former foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki for his services during his tenure.

"Herby I thank you for your services and efforts during your tenure in the Foreign Ministry," read the letter.

The former Iranian foreign minister is currently on an official visit to Senegal.

Salehi is currently the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI).

Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/155293.html.