Tehran: The Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze attended the swearing ceremony of Iran’s new President, Masoud Pezeshkian. Masoud Pezeshkian became the new president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi on May 19, 2024.
The Georgian PM received the official invitation from Iran’s Government and reached Teharan with Levan Davitashvili the First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development. During his visit to both the leader attended the ceremony in the Majles of the country. As per the information, the delegation from almost 70 other countries were also present.
Pezeshkian will succeed Ebrahim Raisi. Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash along with nine others. The crash incident happened on May 19 in northwestern Iran this year. It is worth noting that the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei approved the name Pezeshkian just a day ago. Pezeshkian is a heart surgeon by profession and has the image of a reformist among the people.
While approving Pezeshkian’s name the supreme leaders advised him to mend relations with neighboring countries. As advised by the supreme leader of the country the countries of Asia and Africa as well as others that have helped Iran should be a priority.
Notably Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also criticized most of the European countries and added that they behaved in a bad manner about Iran. They also criticized the decision of the European and Western countries to impose strict sanctions on Iran.
This sanction also includes an oil embargo, which creates economic hurdles for the development of the country. Speaking further the supreme leader also condemned the action of Israel in the Gaza Strip which has caused huge destruction to human life and property.
Meanwhile the Georgian prime minister said they wanted good relations with all countries and expressed hope that the visit to Iran would bear fruit in the future. He also stressed that both sides need to make efforts to boost the bilateral relationship. He assured that his Government is determined to take the relationship with Georgia to new heights.
