TEHRAN – Chilean President Michelle Bachelet appointed Ignacio Llanos Mancilla as the country’s first ambassador to Tehran since the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, ISNA reported on Monday.

Iran severed its diplomatic ties with Chile on August 18, 1980, protesting Pinochet regime's repressive policies at home and giving the Chilean Chargé d'affaires in Tehran 15 days to close the embassy and leave the country. 

Since 1980, Chile had been represented in Iran through its mission to the United Nations.

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