WANA (Jun 01) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi announced on Sunday that visas for members of Iran’s national team are expected to be issued within the next one to two days.

 

Speaking on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting, Araghchi said that Iranian diplomats in Türkiye had been in close contact with the Mexican Embassy in Ankara to facilitate the visa process.

 

According to the foreign minister, the Mexican Embassy has agreed to waive the fingerprinting requirement for the team members. Instead, a designated representative will visit the embassy to collect the visas on behalf of the delegation.

 

Araghchi stressed that the remaining administrative hurdles are being resolved and confirmed that the national team’s visas should be issued within the next 48 hours.

 

Commenting on the difficulties and pressures surrounding the team’s travel arrangements, he said that such measures often have the opposite effect.

 

“Whenever greater pressure has been imposed on us and our athletes have faced more obstacles, the sons and daughters of this country have competed with even greater determination and strength,” Araghchi said.

 

He added that attempts to create difficulties for Iranian athletes would not undermine their performance but would instead strengthen their motivation to represent the country successfully on the international stage.