In the afternoon, the President of the Republic,
Sergio Mattarella,
received the new ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mohammad Reza Sabouri, at the Quirinale for the presentation of his credentials.
In the
brief conversation
- informs the Quirinale - President Mattarella expressed the
firm condemnation of the Italian Republic
and his personal indignation at the brutal repression of the demonstrations and
at the death sentences and executions of many demonstrators
.
The Head of State urged the ambassador to represent to the Iranian authorities
the urgency of immediately putting an end to the violence directed against the population
.
The respect with which Italy regards its international partners and their legal systems finds
an insurmountable limit in the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
.
This can be read in a note from the Quirinale after Mattarella received the Iranian diplomat for the presentation of the Letters of Credence.
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Edmondo Cirielli
was present at the meeting
.
