Iran elected as deputy president of UN General Assembly

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday elected Iran’s Ambassador to the UN Mohammad Khazaee as its next deputy president, IRNA reported.

The 192-member assembly also elected the Qatari ambassador to the UN as president of its 66th session. The Qatari diplomat, Nassir Abdulaziz al-Nasser, has been Qatar’s ambassador to the UN since 1998.

Talking to IRNA, Khazaee outlined the strategic policies and objectives of the UN General Assembly for the next year.

On the election of the Qatari envoy as the assembly’s president, Khazaee said Qatar is the Islamic Republic’s friendly and brotherly country and Tehran supports the election.


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