Iran has appointed a new ambassador to Bern, weeks before President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Switzerland at the official invitation of his Swiss counterpart Alain Berset, ISNA reported on Wednesday.

Iran has appointed a new ambassador to Bern, weeks before President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Switzerland at the official invitation of his Swiss counterpart Alain Berset, ISNA reported on Wednesday.

Mohammad-Reza Haji-Karim-Jabbari has been appointed as Iran’s new ambassador to Bern. This is while the last time Iran had an ambassador to Bern was nearly 4 years ago.

In a Monday statement, the Swiss government announced that President Rouhani is expected to visit Switzerland in early July and will be welcomed by President Berset in Zurich.