{"id":203101,"date":"2026-09-10T13:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T10:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/203101\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T13:23:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T10:23:02","slug":"irans-new-ambassador-presents-copy-of-credentials-to-belarusian-foreign-minister","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/203101\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s new ambassador presents copy of credentials to Belarusian foreign minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

September 10, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Iran\u2019s newly appointed ambassador, Mohsen Omid Zamani, presented a copy of his credentials to Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ry\u017eanko\u016d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the ministry, Ry\u017eanko\u016d and Omid Zamani \u201cexchanged views on a wide range of current issues of Belarusian Iranian political and humanitarian cooperation\u201d and \u201creiterated the importance of maintaining high-intensity contacts at the highest and high levels, as well as their interest to further deepen the dialogue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Iranian embassy\u2019s website, 61-year old Mohsen Omid Zamani has hold various posts in Iran\u2019s foreign ministry since 1991. Between 2019 and September 2026, he served as deputy director of the department for multilateral and international economic cooperation. Prior to that he had been deputy head of Iran\u2019s embassy in London. He holds a doctorate degree in international law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iran\u2019s previous ambassador, Alireza Sanei, served in Minsk between March 2023 and August 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On July 24, Ry\u017eanko\u016d met with Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines of a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan. In the context of Tehran\u2019s ongoing conflict with the United States and Israel, Ry\u017eanko\u016d reportedly reiterated Minsk\u2019s support for Iran and vowed that Belarus would continue helping it \u201cdefend its sovereignty and the safety of its citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarus and Iran established diplomatic relations on March 18, 1993. The Belarusian embassy in Tehran opened in March 1998. Iran\u2019s embassy has operated in Minsk since February 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka last visited Iran in 2023, while Iran\u2019s president visited Belarus in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No data about trade between the two countries are publicly available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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