Iran FM due in Turkey to attend D-8 ministerial summit

TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is set to leaveTehran for Turkey today to attend a ministerial meeting of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation. According to Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi, the Iranian top diplomat will leave Tehran for Turkey later on Friday at the top of a delegation to take part in the D-8 ministerial meeting. The D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, also known as Developing-8, is an organization for development co-operation among Bangladesh, Egypt, Nigeria, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Turkey.