Tehran-Sana
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian affirmed his country's rejection of Western attempts to hold a special meeting of the Human Rights Council on Iran, and warned of the negative repercussions of such a measure on its cooperation with the West.
Abdullahian said in a telephone conversation with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that a limited number of Western governments are exploiting peaceful demands in Iran and encouraging violence, and spreading methods of making weapons and Molotov cocktails in the cyber and media space, which led to the martyrdom of policemen and destabilized security in Iran to the point of They paved the ground for the terrorist act of ISIS.
He stressed that these governments, as usual, adopt double standards by inciting a meeting in the Human Rights Council on Iran, at a time when such a meeting should be held for governments that promote violence and terrorism and not for Iran, the true defender of human rights, which exercised high restraint in the recent riots. .
In addition, on cooperation and the course of technical dialogue between the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency, Abdullahian affirmed that cooperation between the two sides is appropriate.
With regard to the situation in Yemen, the Iranian Foreign Minister affirmed Tehran's adherence to its auxiliary role in extending the ceasefire, stressing that any decision in this regard and regarding lifting the inhumane siege on Yemen completely will be taken by the Yemeni people.
In turn, Guterres stressed his rejection of any political interference by the Human Rights Council in the affairs of states, expressing his appreciation for Iran's constructive role in fighting terrorism and in helping to bring about a ceasefire in Yemen. He also evaluated its continued cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency as a positive step by Tehran.
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