Leader Designates Former FM as SCFR Chairman

The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei in a decree issued on June 25, 2006 designated former Iranian foreign minister Dr. Kamal Kharrazi as chairman of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR). The text of the Leader's decree is as follows: ...
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In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Dear Dr. Kharrazi,
In order to help macro decision-makings and explore new horizons for the foreign relations of the Islamic Republic of Iran and benefit from the views of the elites and scholars in this area, it is necessary that a strategic council on foreign relations be established.
It is deemed advisable that Dr. Aliakbar Velayati, Ali Shamkhani, Mohammad Shariatmadari and Mohammad-Hossein Taromi be members of the council for a five-year term, and you are designated as chairman of this council.
I wish you success in performing your responsibilities.
Sayyid Ali Khamenei