Zarif calls for fate of missing Hajj pilgrims to be determined

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has underlined that Saudi Arabia should determine the fate of individuals missing in the wake of the Mina tragic incident, and said that Iran is waiting for the return home of the missing former ambassador to Beirut Ghazanfar Roknabadi.

“The Foreign Ministry and the family of Mr. Roknabadi are waiting for his return and we hope his fate is determined,” Zarif said on Sunday, addressing a conference of ambassadors and heads of Iran’s diplomatic missions abroad.

The Iranian foreign minister condoled with the families of the victims of the Hajj tragedy, and said, “Our colleagues who died in the Hajj incident were among the most hardworking and industrious people in the Iranian Foreign Ministry and their goals will be pursued.”

Zarif said that the most important objective of Iran is for Iranian Hajj pilgrims who go on Hajj pilgrimage every year embark on the spiritual journey in tranquility.