TEHRAN Dec 20 (Shana)--Iran's petroleum minister, Bijan Namdar Zangeneh, has appointed a former nuclear negotiator as his deputy for international affairs and trading.
Zangeneh named Amir-Hossein Zamani-Nia as his deputy due to his experience and capabilities.
Zamani-Nia was a nuclear negotiator when President Hassan Rouhani was serving as Iran's chief nuclear negotiator under former president Mohammad Khatami.