Iran FM spokesman meets new German ambassador

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei Hamaneh said he met with Germany's new ambassador to Iran, Alex Dittmann, and that the two held a frank and useful conversation about current trends in international relations.

In a post on his social media account on X, Baghaei wrote that he hosted the new German ambassador and described the discussion as engaging and frank. He said the exchange focused on prevailing trends in international relations.

Baghaei added that confronting threats and challenges that endanger the rule of law and threaten international peace and security is a shared responsibility. He said meeting those challenges requires insight, courage and cooperation.

"Today, I received the new German Ambassador to Iran, Amb Alex Dittmann, and we had an engaging and frank discussion on prevailing trends in international relations. Countering the threats and challenges that jeopardize the rule of law and endanger international peace and security remains a shared responsibility - one that calls for insight, courage, and cooperation," he posted on X.

The meeting marks an early contact between the Iranian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson and Germany's newly appointed envoy to Tehran. No further details about the timing, location or additional participants in the meeting were provided in the statement.

According to Mehr News, the remarks were published by Baghaei on his social media account and did not include any additional information beyond the description of the conversation and his comments on shared international responsibilities.