Georgian PM meets Iran’s new President in Tehran

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze met Masoud Pezeshkian, the new Iranian President, in the country’s capital Tehran on Tuesday. 

The Head of the Georgian Government congratulated the newly elected President on his victory in the elections.

Kobakhidze received an official invitation from the Iranian Government among 70 foreign delegations to the Majles of the country for a ceremony marking the President’s election, the Government Administration said.

The Georgian PM travelled to Tehran together with Levan Davitashvili, the First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development.

Pezeshkian succeeded Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash on May 19 in northwestern Iran, along with seven others