IFP - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has announced the start of structural changes �to make the foreign ministry more agile and give more importance to economic diplomacy.��



Based on these changes, Seyyed Abbas Araqchi and Iran�s ambassador to India Gholam-Reza Ansari will probably be appointed as deputy ministers for political affairs and economic affairs, respectively.

Gholam-Hossein Dehqani, the former Iranian ambassador to the United Nations, will also be appointed as the deputy minister for legal affairs.

The ministry plans to demote the foreign minister�s field deputies � including Deputy for European and American Affairs, Deputy for Arab and African Affairs, and Deputy for Asia and Pacific Affairs � to Director-Generals.

All of these directors-general will be linked to the minister via the �Political Deputy�, and the affairs will be followed up through this deputy. This change is being sought for what is called the �Agility in Foreign Affairs Ministry�.