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Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met the new ambassadors of the Netherlands, Japan and Malaysia at the start of their missions in Tehran, IRNA reported. Iran's ambassador to Iraq also joined a delegation of around 70 Arab and foreign diplomats visiting tourism sites in Iraq's Dhi Qar province on Saturday. Tehran Times separately reported that Araghchi said provincial diplomacy could attract foreign tourists and boost handicraft exports through cross-border cooperation with neighbors.