TEHRAN (Kyodo News) -- Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi is planning to talk with new Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on Sunday, diplomatic sources said Saturday.
After arriving in Tehran on Saturday, Motegi is expected to hold talks with Raisi and Foreign Minister Muhammad Javad Zarif on Sunday. He is also planning to meet with Hussein Amir Abdollahian, a former Iranian deputy foreign minister who is set to succeed Zarif under the Raisi administration, the sources said.