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Sun, 12/26/2010 - 12:35
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Iranian senior MP calls on president to quickly name foreign minister
TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) -- A top MP, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, called on the president to swiftly select a nominee for the post of foreign minister as he said foreign policy is a highly sensitive issue.
According to the law, president has 3 months to choose a nominee for a minister, but due to the high sensitivity of Foreign Ministry’s activities, the nomination should be announced sooner, Boroujerdi, chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee told .
In a decree issued on December 13, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dismissed Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki from his post and appointed Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Director Ali Akbar Salehi as acting foreign minister.
Boroujerdi, a former deputy foreign minister, also said Salehi would be a suitable candidate for the post of foreign minister.
According to the law, president has 3 months to choose a nominee for a minister, but due to the high sensitivity of Foreign Ministry’s activities, the nomination should be announced sooner, Boroujerdi, chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee told .
In a decree issued on December 13, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dismissed Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki from his post and appointed Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Director Ali Akbar Salehi as acting foreign minister.
Boroujerdi, a former deputy foreign minister, also said Salehi would be a suitable candidate for the post of foreign minister.
