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Khalatbari paid an official visit to Israel in 1977 as a guest of his Israeli counterpart Yigal Allon. Khalatbari’s term as foreign minister ended on 27 August 1978, and he was replaced by Amir Khosrow Afshar in the post. Although being loyal to the Shah, Khalatbari learned his removal from the early morning radio news.
