Iranian parliament members urge Rouhani to keep Zarif as foreign minister

Baku. 26 February. REPORT.AZ/ Most members of Iran’s parliament signed a letter to Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani requesting him to keep Javad Zarif as Foreign Minister, Report informs citing the IRNA. Earlier it was reported that the Iranian Parliament will discuss the resignation of the Foreign Minister during a meeting today.

Notably, earlier Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in his Instagram that he was retiring.

“Thank you very much for the mercy of the dear and courageous people of Iran and the authorities over the past 67 months. I sincerely apologize for the inability to continue the service and for all the shortcomings during the service,” Zarif said.