Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki resigns

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki stepped down on Monday and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad assigned Ali Akbar Salehi as caretaker of the Foreign Ministry,IRNA reported.

In a letter to Manouchehr Mottaki, President Ahmadinejad appreciated his services and prayed for his success. The President assigned Vice-President and the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Agency Organization Ali Akbar Salehi the caretaker of Foreign Ministry.


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