Jul 18, 2018, 2:03 PM

Iran appoints second female envoy in its history

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has appointed Parvin Farshchi as new ambassador of Iran to Finland which is the second female envoy of Islamic Republic in its 40 years history.

Farshchi has served as the deputy head of the Iran’s Department of Environment (DOE) for marine affairs for five years.

The first female Iranian ambassador is Marzieh Afkham who represents her country in Malaysia.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry also appointed Masud Eslami as Iranian ambassador to Ireland. Eslami has a PhD in International Relations and was the dean of Foreign Ministry’s School of International Relations.

Also, Manouchehr Moradi has been named as ambassador of Iran to Ukraine. He has the experience of being Iran’s envoy to Kyrgyzstan.

MAH/4349436

News ID 135844