TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif left Tehran for South Africa on Saturday night.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said Zarif will visit Pretoria at the invitation of his South African counterpart Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.

The foreign minister is heading a political and economic delegation in his trip, Qassemi said.

He added that Zarif is scheduled to hold talks with South Africa’s president, foreign minister and finance minister.

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