Amir Abdullahian: We went to Vienna with serious determination, but we are not optimistic about the will and intentions of the United States and the three European countries.

According to Fars News Agency’s Foreign Policy Group, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, had a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Hayashi Yoshimasa, today (Thursday).

This is the first telephone call between the foreign ministers of Iran and Japan.

In this phone call, Amir Abdullahian talked about bilateral relations and regional and international developments.

In this conversation, our Foreign Minister, while congratulating the appointment of “Hayashi” and conveying the greetings of our President to the high-ranking officials of Japan, as well as appreciating the humanitarian aid of this country in the fight against Corona, mentioned the presence of four million Afghan refugees in Iran. Fortunately, two and a half million Afghan refugees have been vaccinated so far, and Iran is ready to send Japanese humanitarian aid to the Afghan people.

He also noted the worrying humanitarian situation in Afghanistan on the eve of winter and stressed the need to send humanitarian aid.

According to Fars, our Foreign Minister also said: “All countries should rush to the aid of the Afghan people in this situation and we are also ready to facilitate humanitarian aid to Afghanistan by air or land.”

According to Fars, our Foreign Minister recently had a telephone conversation with the UN Secretary General on Afghanistan. Amir Abdullahian, while emphasizing the formation of an inclusive government, called the humanitarian situation in this dangerous country on the eve of the cold season worrying and mentioned the existence of the migration crisis, sanctions on the financial resources of the Afghan people and ISIL terrorist acts as crisis factors in Afghanistan. (More details)

The head of our country’s diplomatic service also reviewed the various aspects of bilateral relations and announced the readiness of the Islamic Republic of Iran to expand relations in the economic, trade, humanitarian, environmental and health fields, emphasizing: “We can increase our cooperation in all fields.” .

* We welcome serious negotiations and a good agreement

Regarding the Vienna talks, our Foreign Minister stressed that we welcome serious negotiations and a good agreement, and that the other parties must show goodwill: “The Islamic Republic of Iran has a serious determination and a clear and logical agenda.” Has gone to Vienna, but we are not optimistic about the will of the United States and the three European countries.

He added: “On the one hand, US officials are requesting negotiations and a return to Borjam, but on the other hand, they are imposing new sanctions on Iranian individuals and institutions at the same time.”

Amir Adollahian added: “It is important that these negotiations have results and that the Western parties show their seriousness and goodwill at the negotiating table and in action.”

According to Fars, a new round of talks between Iran and the P5 + 1 group to lift US sanctions is underway in Vienna this week, and last night the Iranian delegation headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri sent two documents to the other side, including the lifting of sanctions and issues. He presented the nucleus and in a statement called the presentation of these two documents a sign of the seriousness of the Islamic Republic and said: “We are in Vienna to continue the talks.” (Read here)

* Japan calls for flexibility between the parties to reach a mutually acceptable agreement in the negotiations

In this telephone conversation, the Japanese Foreign Minister also announced his readiness to expand bilateral relations in the fields of health, environment, tourism and other fields, and welcomed the sending of Japanese emergency aid to Afghanistan.

Hayashi Yoshimasa stressed the importance of forming an inclusive government in Afghanistan, respecting the rights of women and ethnic minorities, and eradicating terrorism in the country.

It is worth mentioning that the Islamic Republic of Iran has also emphasized the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan with the presence of all ethnicities.

Welcoming the start of the Vienna talks, the Japanese Foreign Minister called for flexibility between the parties to reach a mutually acceptable agreement in the negotiations.

While conveying the greetings of the high-ranking Japanese officials to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hayashi Yoshimasa invited the Minister of Foreign Affairs of our country to visit Japan.

According to Fars, former Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu had previously congratulated Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on receiving a vote of confidence and taking office in this position on behalf of the Japanese government and people. During his visit to Tehran, he also met with Amir Abdullahian before taking office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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