Head of UN Environment to visit Iran

According to the UN Information Center in Tehran (UNIC), Solheim is expected to meet senior officials in Tehran and focus on expanding regional cooperation on environmental issues.

He is also to discuss strengthening the partnership between Iran and the neighboring countries to solve the environmental problems in the region.

While in Tehran, Solheim will attend the “The 16th Iran International Environment Exhibition” and visit the Lake Orumiyeh (Urmia) in North Azarbaijan province, northwestern Iran.

Orumiyeh Lake, world's sixth largest saltwater lake, has been facing drought crisis since past two decades.

Efforts to attract the international and national attention to the Orumiyeh Lake are not new. Many senior officials in the country including President Hassan Rouhani, parliamentarians as well as popular social figures and artists like the famous actor Reza Kianian and also Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio have made this environmental question as part of their advocacy.

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