TEHRAN – Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Tuesday traveled to Qom to visit a number of grand ayatollahs.

In the morning, Araqchi met with Ayatollah Alireza A’rafi, director of seminaries, and Grand Ayatollahs Nasser Makarem Shirazi, Vahid Khorasani, and Mohammad Alavi Gorgani, Mehr reported.

In the afternoon, he met with Ayatollah Abdollah Javadi Amoli. He also attended a local council meeting in Qom to discuss local governmental issues.

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