Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Sunday embarked on a six-nation tour of Latin America leading a high-ranking politico-economic delegation, Press TV channel reported.

Zarif left Tehran for Cuba on the first leg of his official visit to Latin America, leading a group comprised of 120 merchants, businessmen and financial executives in government and private sectors.

After a working day, the Iranian top diplomat will then travel to Nicaragua to discuss the promotion of economic cooperation with senior leaders and officials in the Central American country.

Zarif will then visit Ecuador, Chile, Bolivia and Venezuela, where he is slated to sit down for talks with high-ranking officials and take part in joint economic seminars.

The foreign minister’s trip to Chile comes a few months after the reopening of the South American state’s embassy in Tehran 37 years following the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

The top Iranian diplomat posted a tweet last week, saying his tour is aimed at boosting political and economic relations with Latin American countries.

Source: MENA