Iranian deputy FM to visit china, Japan

TEHRAN,Dec.9(MNA) - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will make a visit to china on Thursday to attend a ministerial meeting at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart. On Friday, Araqchi will leave Beijing for Japan to attend a ministerial conference on nuclear safety, which will be held in Fukushima Prefecture from December 15 to 17. Araqchi formerly served as Iran’s ambassador to Tokyo.