Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 10 A large proportion of current and former officials of Irans Foreign Ministry have sent their children to study abroad, according to a study carried out by the state-run news agency Fars. Iran Focus
Tehran, Iran, Apr. 10 A large proportion of current and former officials of Irans Foreign Ministry have sent their children to study abroad, according to a study carried out by the state-run news agency Fars.
Among the senior officials and ex-officials at the ministry whose children are studying abroad are the former Foreign Minister, three current chiefs of operations, and two former deputy Foreign Ministers, the study, which was reported on Monday, stated.
Some nine current and former ambassadors were also on the list along with a current departmental chief in the ministry.
The officials have sent their children to countries such as the Untied States, Canada, Britain, Sweden, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Malaysia, and South Africa, the report said, adding that in many cases the children were not studying in the same country where their parents were based.
The report described the number of Foreign Ministry officials whose children were studying abroad as unnatural.
