FM to Leave For Saudi Arabia

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki is due to leave Tehran for Riyadh on Friday to take the introductory steps for the participation of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the upcoming OPEC heads of state summit in Saudi Arabia next week.

During the visit, Mottaki, who will be heading a high-ranking delegation comprising oil and economy ministers, will attend the introductory meeting of the oil and economy ministers of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries starting in Riyadh on Saturday.