Azerbaijan, Baku / Тrend corr D. Khatynoghlu / The reports on resignation of Iranian Foreign Minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, are false, a spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry, Mehti Nurian, said to Trend on 12 September.
On 11 September, Iran's Farda independent news site spread reports on resignation of Mottaki due to a disagreement between the Minister and the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
According to Nurian, the reports are groundless and the Ministry is holding investigation in connection with this.