Rumors that Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi has resigned have been denied by the foreign ministry's spokesman, a newspaper reported Tuesday. "This report has no validity," ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi told the Entekhab newspaper.
Earlier, on Monday, Akbar Alami, a member of the pro-reform parliament's National Security Commission, told the paper that Kharazi's resignation had been discussed during a meeting of the commission.
In the meantime, the same paper quoted Parliament Member Jalal Jalayizadeh as saying that he and other members of the chamber had signed a petition for the impeachment of Kharazi because his ministry "lacks firmness in pronouncing the country's stance on foreign affairs." (Albawaba.com)
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