Consultations from Oman to Oman / warning against the continuation of the hypocrisy of the West and America
According to the correspondent of Fars News Agency’s foreign policy group, Hossein Amirabdollahian, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, visited Jordan and Oman in the last two weeks. The first trip to take part in the Baghdad 2 meeting to Amman, the capital of Jordan, and the second trip to Muscat to meet and talk with high-ranking Omani officials. These trips were carried out while the head of the diplomatic service of the Islamic Republic of Iran proposed holding a joint meeting of foreign and defense ministers of the Persian Gulf and other neighboring countries in the third session of the Tehran Dialogue Forum. In this regard, Amir Abdullahian said: We have always assured that we are ready to build trust with our neighbors in the region, including in the Persian Gulf region, so that once and for all the thought of security is removed from outside the region. I would like to announce that we are ready to hold a joint meeting of foreign and defense ministers between Iran and the Persian Gulf countries and other neighbors. (read more)
The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Kanani, announced on the morning of Monday, December 28, that following the official invitation of Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raisi to participate in the Baghdad 2 meeting in Jordan, Hossein Amirabdollahian will participate in this meeting on behalf of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The head of the diplomatic service went to the capital of Jordan to participate in the Baghdad meeting in Amman on Monday evening, December 28. This was Amir Abdullahian’s first trip to Jordan after assuming this position. Before noon on Monday, in a group of journalists on the sidelines of the third Tehran dialogue forum, he called the main focus of the Amman meeting to help strengthen the political process in Iraq and said: We believe that the second Iraqi meeting can be a step forward in overcoming challenges.
Amir Abdollahian also announced the presence of “Joseph Burrell” in charge of the European Union’s foreign policy and his deputy “Enrique Mora” in Aman and added: “The calls and conversations of my colleague Mr. Bagheri with Mora and the contacts between me and Burrell are going on seriously.” Jordan is a good opportunity to complete the talks. I hope that considering the approach of the Americans in the last three months, we will see a change of approach and the American side will behave realistically. I clearly declare to the Americans that they must choose one between hypocrisy and asking for an agreement and the return of America to the JCPOA.
* Consultation with Burrell in Amman
On Tuesday, December 29, Iran’s Foreign Minister had a two-hour conversation with Burrell on the sidelines of the Baghdad 2 meeting in Jordan. Ali Bagheri and Enrique Mora were also present in this meeting. In the meeting with Josep Burrell, the Minister of Foreign Affairs condemned the West’s approach in supporting the rioters and imposing illegal sanctions against Iran, stating that we are ready to conclude the Vienna talks. (read here)
In this meeting, Josep Borrell explained the positions and approaches of the European Union towards the Islamic Republic of Iran in recent months, read the issue of JCPOA and nuclear negotiations apart from other issues on the agenda of the two sides, and emphasized the determination of the European Union to advance and bring the Vienna negotiations to a conclusion. Emphasized.
Josep Burrell, the head of the European Union’s foreign policy, wrote in a tweet referring to his conversation with Iran’s foreign minister: “We agreed to keep communication channels open.” The Minister of Foreign Affairs also called his meeting with the European Union’s foreign policy official frank, friendly and constructive on Twitter and said: Burrell emphasized his determination to bring the Vienna negotiations to a conclusion, and the Ukraine crisis and energy were also discussed.
Amir Abdollahian also attended the Baghdad 2 meeting and gave a speech. At the Baghdad 2 meeting in Jordan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, while emphasizing support for the government and people of Iraq, said: The Islamic Republic of Iran does not expect any threats to its neighbors from the territory of Iraq.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs also noted that the Islamic Republic of Iran has never left the path of dialogue and negotiation. In the past two years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been seriously pursuing the Vienna negotiations to reach a good, strong and stable agreement. Today, in the joint talks, I told my colleague Mr. Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the European Union’s foreign policy, whom I thank for his constructive role in the follow-up of the Vienna negotiations, that we are ready to conclude the negotiations and reach the final step, respecting Iran’s red lines and having the texts ahead. We agree, subject to the other parties acting realistically. (read here)
The Minister of Foreign Affairs also mentioned on Twitter on January 2, referring to his meeting with Burrell in Jordan, saying that in this meeting we agreed on taking the final steps of the agreement. The window of agreement from Iran is open, but not forever.
* Meeting with the King of Jordan and handing over the written message of Ayatollah Raisi
On the sidelines of this meeting, he met and talked with some officials, including the King of Jordan and the Foreign Minister of Oman. The Minister of Foreign Affairs submitted Ayatollah Raisi’s written message to the King of Jordan, and Abdullah II called for the beginning of a new chapter of bilateral relations and regional cooperation between the two countries.
* Conversation with the Saudi counterpart
The head of the diplomatic service also announced in a tweet about his meeting and conversation with “Faisal Be Farhan”, the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia, on the sidelines of the Baghdad 2 meeting in Jordan, and wrote: “The foreign minister of Saudi Arabia expressed confidence in the country’s readiness to continue negotiations with Iran.”
Before this meeting, Amir Abdollahian had also mentioned about the talks with Saudi Arabia in Tehran and on the sidelines of the third meeting of the Tehran Dialogue Forum, stating that we have always welcomed dialogue and cooperation with the countries of the region, including the Persian Gulf region, and noted: Our talks It will continue on its previous path with Saudi Arabia. On the path of official diplomacy, we are ready to return to normal relations and reopen embassies whenever the Saudi side is ready. It is the Saudi side that must decide how it will pursue a constructive approach towards Iran. (more details)
On the other hand, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Kanani, said on the 5th of December in a weekly meeting with reporters: Five rounds of talks between the official delegations of the two countries have been held in Baghdad with the help of the Iraqi government. With the existing space, it is possible to hold a new round of talks in Baghdad… The talks between the two foreign ministers (Iran and Saudi Arabia) in Amman were positive, good and combined with the expression of goodwill and declaration of readiness to continue the talks. The recent statements of the Saudi Foreign Minister regarding Iran’s readiness to talk with Iran are positive statements and we welcome them. It seems that the parties are willing to take a new step forward, and based on Iran’s declarative and practical policy, negotiations can continue until the resumption of official relations between the two important regional countries, and we welcome such a process. (more details)
* I found France’s intervention in Iran’s internal affairs unacceptable
Referring to his conversation with his French counterpart in Jordan, the foreign minister of our country said in a tweet that he considered France’s interference in Iran’s internal affairs unacceptable and said: “The restoration of France’s positions was discussed.” We agree that the path of dialogue and diplomacy is preferable.
He, who had met with his Omani counterpart on the sidelines of this meeting, had a telephone conversation with Omani Foreign Minister Albusaidi on December 1. A week after being in Jordan, (Tuesday night) on the 6th of December, Amir Abdullahian went to Amman. A trip to meet and talk with Oman’s high-ranking officials and Amir Abdullahian’s second trip to Oman after assuming this position. Of course, he accompanied Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raisi on his trip to Muscat in June of this year.
* Submission of Ayatollah Raisi’s message to the Sultan of Oman
Upon his arrival in Muscat, he announced to reporters that he was carrying a message from the president to the Sultan of Oman. On Wednesday, the 7th of January, Amir Abdullahian met with the Sultan of Oman, “Haytham bin Tariq”, and presented Ayatollah Raisi’s written message to him. The President had invited the Sultan of Oman to visit the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the Sultan of Oman also expressed his hope to visit this country in the near future.
During his visit to Jordan, the Head of Diplomacy met with “Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Nu’mani”, Minister of the Sultanate School of Oman.
After that, he met with his Omani counterpart “Badr Albusaidi” and had a conversation. In this meeting, Oman’s Foreign Minister Albusaidi called the existence of political will to expand relations, including in the field of economic cooperation, especially transportation and transit, an important basis for deepening relations between the two countries, and his country’s determination and readiness to cooperate in various fields from He announced the fight against drug trafficking and other organized crimes.
* If the westerners want to continue their hypocritical and interventionist behavior, we will move in the direction of another plan.
He also said in a conversation with IRNA news agency during this trip: The trip was made with the aim of following up issues related to bilateral relations. Following the official visit of Mr. Raisi to Muscat, the high officials of the two countries made important agreements. It was a source of pleasure for me that the Sultan of Oman emphasized that at this point we are witnessing the implementation of agreements and moving forward. Regarding some regional issues and the emphasis on peace, stability and security and progress in the region, we discussed some issues in a conversation with the Sultan of Oman and my counterpart.
Amir Abdollahian added: Last week, my colleague Mr. Bagheri had a conversation with Mora in Jordan, and I also had a conversation with Mr. Burrell on the sidelines of the Baghdad 2 meeting, and we had agreements and exchanged views. The European Union continues its efforts as a coordinator. In this issue, Oman has been the main mediator to reach an agreement in 2015 and has made serious efforts in the past months and these efforts are still ongoing. We emphasized that we did not negotiate for the sake of negotiation and it took months of negotiations to reach our desired result. The window to reach an agreement from Iran will not always be open. This window is open today, and if the other parties, especially America, do not stop hypocrisy and do not deal realistically, it is not clear that the window that is open today will remain open tomorrow.
He stated: We hope that the western parties will distance themselves from hypocritical behavior and that the negotiations that have lasted for months will be able to reach a result that will benefit all parties. But our hands are not tied, and if the Westerners want to continue their hypocritical and interventionist behavior, we will move in the direction of another plan.
The head of the diplomatic service pointed out: We thanked the Sultan of Oman for his efforts and for the initiatives that he is considering so that these talks reach the desired result. We negotiated for the result from the beginning and we welcome any initiative that the Sultan of Oman has and wants to pursue to reach a good, strong and stable result and agreement.
Hossein AmirAbdollahian also wrote in a Twitter report about his recent trip to Muscat and meeting with the Sultan of Oman: “During my meeting with the Sultan of Oman, relations between the two countries were evaluated as excellent.” The relations and situation of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Yemen, Egypt and Ukraine were discussed. The dimensions of the Vienna negotiations were of particular interest to the Sultan. In addition to trying to achieve the Vienna agreement, Oman is one of the centers for the transfer of foreign currency assets of Iran from other banks.
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