UN envoy to Syria to visit Iran

The new UN-Arab League Joint Special Envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, is scheduled to pay a visit to Iran in the near future, an Iranian foreign ministry official announced on Sunday, the Fars news agency reports.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Asian and Pacific Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi announced that Brahimi will arrive in Iran after a visit to Syria.

"The United Nations envoy to Syria plans to visit Tehran at an appropriate time after a visit to Syria," Araqchi told MNA.