Amir Abdullahian: Iran stands and will stand on its red lines
According to the Fars News Agency’s Foreign Policy Group, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, stated today (Sunday, April 12) at the first meeting of the Foreign Economic Relations Coordination Headquarters in 1401 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: I met with some CEOs of knowledge-based companies and saw that one of their requests from the diplomatic apparatus is that our products have reached a stage where they should be exported to regional and global markets and this potential should be seen.
He added: “Very valuable work has been done in this area.”
Addressing the participants in the meeting, the Foreign Minister said: “We at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are ready to use all the power and capacity of the diplomatic apparatus with you, dear ones, in other ministries to strengthen the capacity of knowledge-based companies and export their products for more currency and employment in the country.” do. Certainly, these meetings, which are continuous and useful meetings, will help us in the diplomatic apparatus to be able to make the best decisions and to have the best result and achievement in a collective movement with the presence of you dear ones.
He continued: “It is an important issue that the issue of food security has been considered at the meeting and is one of the issues that was addressed at the beginning of the new year.” What concerns our dear people is the issue of regulating prices in the market and reducing inflation and the problems that people have. We are among the people, and I would like to emphasize here that in the meetings of the Cabinet, Mr. Raisi constantly emphasizes that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should follow its work in the Vienna negotiations for the lifting of sanctions.
* We are seeking the lifting of sanctions, but in a dignified manner and with a strong and lasting agreement
Amir Abdullahian pointed out: “We are definitely looking for the sanctions to be lifted, but in a dignified way and with a strong and lasting agreement.” However, Mr. Ra’isi has always emphasized to all cabinet members in meetings that the focus should not be on Vienna, but that all institutions should act to neutralize sanctions and to promote the sustainable development of the economy and trade in the country. But if in this direction, given the sabotage that the American side has, given the problems that the enemies create for Iran and the stone-throwing that takes place, if, God willing, the negotiations are concluded at any stage, it will definitely be a positive action and a good achievement. It can give more impetus to the work that each of you dear ones in other agencies and ministries is doing well.
* We came very close to a conclusion with three European countries in technical discussions
Explaining the current state of the Vienna talks, the head of the diplomatic corps also said: “It has been several weeks since the talks had to be paused, because we came to a very close conclusion with the three European countries on technical issues.” We faced the crisis and the war in Ukraine at the same time. While the Islamic Republic of Iran expresses at the highest level its opposition to the war in Ukraine, Yemen, Afghanistan or any other country, we also express our opposition to the imposition of unilateral sanctions.
He continued: “Before my visit to Moscow, I talked to the Ukrainian Foreign Minister on the phone and we were carrying the message of the Ukrainian Foreign Minister to friends in Russia that they want the war to stop and the talks to continue, so we do not know the solution in Ukraine.” And we consider the solution to be purely political, and in this regard, the diplomatic efforts of the diplomatic apparatus are still ongoing. At the same time, we pay attention to the roots of the war in Ukraine and the roots of the provocations of NATO and the United States as the main factor.
What did Lavrov and Wang Yi say?
“The Westerners have told us that given the start of the Ukraine war, the situation is that even if we reach an end point in the agreement, Russia will not go along with the agreement,” he said. During our telephone conversation with Mr. Lavrov and during my visit to Moscow, we had very clear and transparent talks, and as people witnessed, Mr. Lavrov stated at a press conference what we had agreed on at the meeting, and our agreement with The Russian side said that if our red lines were fully observed and we reached an agreement on the subject of the Vienna talks on lifting the sanctions at any time, Russia would not be an obstacle in the way of reaching an agreement.
According to Fars, Amir Abdullahian also referred to his recent visit to Tunisia, China, and added: “During my visit to China, Mr. Lavrov said there that as soon as you announce that you are at the end point of the agreement, we will support the agreement.” کرد. In addition, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a meeting in Tunisia that “we are fully in line with Iran’s views and will support the agreement once you reach the end point of the agreement.”
* The American side has raised exaggerations in the last two or three weeks
Asked where we are, he replied: “Where we are goes back to the problems that exist between us and the American side.” The American side has raised exaggerations in the last two or three weeks. Although much of the text has been agreed upon, it does offer proposals from the American side that conflict with some of the text. In the field of lifting sanctions, they are sometimes interested in unilaterally raising and imposing new conditions outside the framework of the negotiations that have taken place.
According to Fars, the Secretary of State stated: “These conditions and the imposition of unilateral sanctions imposed by the Americans on various countries during these years have created a disease in the White House that thinks that the application of unilateral opinions in any document and issue is a solution for Securing the interests of the American side.
* We saw no interest in direct talks with the United States
The head of the diplomatic corps reminded: “Naturally, the Islamic Republic of Iran has stood and will stand on its red lines. The Americans are constantly talking about the need for direct negotiations with Iran.” We did not see any interest in direct negotiations with the United States, given the surveys we conducted and the view that the Americans have. Even the Americans on the ground have not yet taken positive steps to express the prospect that the American side, in addition to speaking of its own goodwill, is also making good things on the ground.
* We did not ask for a loan or money from the Americans
He said: “Many times when they insisted on negotiations, we told them that if you are really in good faith, before any agreement, present one or two practical and tangible issues, for example, to release some of the assets of the Islamic Republic of Iran to foreign banks.”
“If we did not demand a loan or money from the United States, let our nation’s money be released,” he said. If this is true, instead of boycotting some Iranian individuals and legal entities three or four times in recent months, let them lift one of the sanctions with an executive order in good faith.
“Of course, the messages continue to flow non-paper through the EU representative and the senior European negotiator,” he said. We explicitly told the American side not to stone or sabotage and not to delay the agreement. If our red lines are followed and we see a good, strong and lasting agreement in front of us, there is no doubt that we want to reach an agreement and all parties return to their commitments on the outcome, and now it is up to the American side to show goodwill or does not have.
* The path of diplomacy is still open
“The path to diplomacy is still open,” he said. Of course, the three European countries, China and Russia, have some criticisms of some of the extravagances and behavior of the Americans these days, which have delayed reaching an agreement, which some say they raise in their talks with the American side, and some of them. They also accompany us and sometimes state that the way the United States is pursuing is inconsistent with the spirit of cooperation in the multilateral negotiations that are being pursued in Vienna.
He added: “Our dear nation should know that we will continue to pursue a dignified, good, strong and lasting diplomatic path to reach an agreement that lifts sanctions.”
Addressing the participants in the meeting, Amir Abdullahian said: “What is important is to rely on the great internal power of the Islamic Republic of Iran in all areas and to continue the good efforts that have begun to neutralize the sanctions in the new government, and we with logic, wisdom and Power in the diplomatic apparatus We will continue the negotiation process until we reach a good and lasting agreement, God willing.
According to the Fars correspondent, the first meeting of the Foreign Economic Relations Coordination Headquarters in 1401 took place before noon today, Sunday, April 12, chaired by Mehdi Safari, Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy, and attended by Hossein Amir Abdullahian, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Sorena Sattari, Vice President for Science and Technology. The topic of “Studying Strategies to Strengthen Knowledge-Based Production and Employment in the Field of Economic Diplomacy” was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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