Iran�s foreign minister says his ministry is planning to set up a special headquarters in order to speed up the provision of coronavirus vaccines from any country whose standards are approved by Iran�s Health Ministry.

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks on Thursday on the sidelines of a cabinet session in Tehran, saying that he will put the issue of coronavirus pandemic on top of his agenda at the ministry.
Noting that a special headquarters will be set up at the Foreign Ministry to facilitate vaccine imports, Amir-Abdollahian said, �We will do our best to import vaccines without any limitation from any country whose vaccines can be transferred into the country and whose scientific standards are confirmed by [Iran�s] Health Ministry.�
He explained that the headquarters� goal is to activate the potential of all Iranian embassies and the country�s capacities abroad, both in the public and private sectors, to expedite the imports.

Amir-Abdollahian also pointed to the Pakistani foreign minister�s trip to Tehran, saying that one of the issues that would be discussed during his meeting with Shah Mahmood Qureshi is the latest developments in neighboring Afghanistan and the region.

�Plans have been made in line with [our] neighbor- and Asia-oriented policy, which will be announced gradually in the coming days,� the Iranian foreign minister added.

Amir-Abdollahian received the approval of the Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday to replace Mohammad Javad Zarif as Iran�s chief diplomat. He received 270 votes in favor, 10 against and 6 abstentions.