Araghchi spoke on Monday during the last weekly press conference of Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei in the current Iranian calendar year.
“I have said many times that diplomacy and the media are taking one step further than each other. Diplomacy, the battlefield, the media have moved forward together, and we have always tried to achieve national interests side by side,” he said.
He also expressed his gratitude to the journalists and wanted a new year when Iranian people and media members were happy and prosperous.
Looking back at the year, Araguchi described it as eventful and full of ups and downs. “You attended every moment, reported and documented the event,” he said.
“We experienced both sadness and joy, but there was a lot of sadness,” he said, referring to the martial teaching of President Ebrahim Reisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdrahian. He also prayed that Almighty God would give better destiny to the Iranians and all Muslims.
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