Amir Abdollahian: We have not given Russia any weapons to use in the Ukraine war

According to the foreign policy group of Fars News Agency, Hossein Amirabdollahian, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of our country, and Nikolay Milkov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, discussed and exchanged views on the latest developments and bilateral and international relations in a telephone conversation today (Friday), November 20. They gave.

In this conversation, Amir Abdollahian expressed gratitude for Bulgaria’s position in condemning the ISIS terrorist act in the shrine of Hazrat Shahcheragh (AS) in Shiraz and emphasized the importance of bilateral relations on the eve of the 125th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs also mentioned the recent talks between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna. It should be mentioned that the technical delegation of Iran recently traveled to Vienna to discuss with the agency, and as the director general of the agency said, a delegation from the agency is also going to travel to Iran soon.

*According to Security Council Resolution 2231, we do not have a ban on the export and import of weapons

In this conversation about the developments in Ukraine, Amir Abdollahian emphasized that we are against the continuation of the war in Ukraine and we are working for a ceasefire. We have not used it in the Ukraine war. Our position is against the expansion of NATO in the region and against the war in Ukraine.

According to Fars, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Kanani, stated today that Iran is against war and supports the ceasefire and peace, and said: “Sending Iranian weapons to Russia for use in the Ukraine war is a baseless accusation that they raise every day. Make their daily action of exporting weapons to Ukraine legitimate.

According to Fars, it has been a while since Ukraine, America and a number of European countries have claimed the use of Iranian drones in the war in Ukraine. A claim that Iran has always denied. The Islamic Republic of Iran had emphasized its opposition to the war in Ukraine since the beginning of the war, and even in this regard, Amir Abdullahian twice carried the message of the Foreign Minister of Ukraine to his Russian counterpart. The Islamic Republic of Iran has said many times before that Iran and Russia have defense cooperation, but Iran has not sent weapons to Russia for the war in Ukraine.

On Saturday, November 14, Hossein Amirabdollahian, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, announced to reporters that Iran had sent drones to Russia, but months before the war in Ukraine. In this regard, he said: This uproar has been started by some Western countries that Iran has provided Russia with missiles and drones to help the war in Ukraine. The missile part is completely wrong and the drone part is correct. We provided Russia with a small number of drones months before the war in Ukraine. We agreed with the foreign minister of Ukraine to provide us with any documents that Russia used Iranian drones in the war in Ukraine.

* Holding an extraordinary meeting of the Human Rights Council

At the end of the telephone conversation with his Bulgarian counterpart, the head of the diplomatic service explained the positions of our country regarding the extraordinary meeting of the UN Human Rights Council and any political behavior against Iran.

It should be noted that last night, Amir Abdollahian had warned against holding this meeting in a telephone conversation with UN Secretary General Guterres.

* Bulgaria always supports the process of revitalizing the JCPOA and realizing the agreement between Iran and the international community

In this telephone conversation, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria also emphasized the continuation of efforts to hold the joint commission meeting in 2023, referring to the long-standing and good relations between the two countries.

“Nikolay Milkov” appreciated the explanations of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the developments in Ukraine and Iran’s position in opposing the continuation of the war and pursuing political solutions to resolve the crisis in Ukraine and added: “The Bulgarian government is committed to the process of revitalizing the JCPOA and realizing the agreement between Iran and Iran.” And the international community always supports.

According to Fars report, Amir Abdullahian also had a phone conversation with the foreign ministers of Spain and Sweden today.

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