TEHRAN – New British and South Korean ambassadors met separately on Sunday with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and submitted copies of their credentials to him, IRNA reported.

Robert Macaire is replacing Nicholas Hopton as the new British ambassador to Tehran; Ryu Jeong-Hyun is also succeeding Kim Seung-ho as Seoul’s ambassador to Tehran. 

Also on Sunday, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Pernille Dahler Kardel met with Foreign Minister Zarif.

MH/PA