Telephone conversation between Amir Abdollahian and his Ukrainian counterpart/invitation to Iranian Foreign Minister to visit Kiev

According to the foreign policy group of Fars news agency, Hossein Amirabdollahian, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of our country, and Dmitry Kolba, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, had a telephone conversation today (Friday), July 24.

In this conversation, the two foreign ministers discussed bilateral and some regional and international issues, including the Ukraine crisis.

The foreign ministers talked to each other by phone four times before and since the beginning of the crisis in Ukraine. Once before the war and three times after the war. Amir Abdollahian said in an interview about this recently: We have declared our positions against the war in Ukraine very clearly from the beginning. I mean, we are against Russia’s military attack on Ukraine. From the very beginning, we tried to stop the war and start political negotiations between the parties. I myself contacted the Foreign Minister of Ukraine three times and many times with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. We still believe that the solution to Ukraine is not war, and no matter how long this conflict lasts, there will be no other way to solve it except negotiations. (read here)

* We are against the war in Afghanistan, Yemen, Palestine, including Ukraine

In today’s telephone conversation, Amir Abdollahian once again emphasized the principled position of the Islamic Republic of Iran against the war and stated: As we have announced since the beginning of the crisis, we are against the war in Afghanistan, Yemen, Palestine, and including Ukraine.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs added: Our practical policy is also in accordance with this principle and we are against any action that leads to the continuation and escalation of conflicts.

While rejecting the recent baseless accusations of the American National Security Advisor against our country, regarding the sending of Iranian drones to Russia to be used in the war against Ukraine, Amir Abdollahian made such claims at the same time as Biden’s trip to the occupied Palestinian territories, in line with the goals and Read specific political purposes.

It should be noted that the foreign minister of our country has already rejected this claim of Sullivan and said that Iran does not help any of the two parties involved and added: We have various cooperations with Russia, including in the defense sector, but to none of We do not help the parties involved in this war because we believe that the war must stop. I think the current problem with the conflict is that arms manufacturers in some western countries, including the United States, are trying to sell their products. We will avoid any action that leads to the escalation of tension and will try to stop the war.

* We continue our efforts to end the war and find a political solution to the crisis in Ukraine

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of our country stated in a phone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart today: The principled and clear position of the Islamic Republic in opposing the war and supporting the cessation of war is not based on a double standard, like the dual approach of some Western countries. The Islamic Republic of Iran continues its efforts to end the war and resolve the political crisis in Ukraine.

Amir Abdullahian stated: Iran is ready to comprehensively develop and expand relations with Kyiv, including in the economic and agricultural fields.

* Appreciation of Iran’s positions

In this telephone conversation, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitriy Kolba, while thanking the Islamic Republic of Iran for its opposition to the war, emphasized: We consider the continuation of the relationship between the foreign ministers of Iran and Ukraine, which was established even in the difficult days of the beginning of the war, very valuable. .

The Foreign Minister of Ukraine added: I agree with you that we should not allow the accusations of others to damage the friendly relations between Kiev and Tehran.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine announced his readiness for the all-round expansion of relations between Iran and Iran.

While explaining the latest war situation in his country, he thanked Iran for its efforts to help establish a ceasefire and focus on a political solution, and invited Amir Abdullahian to visit this country.

According to Fars, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmitriy Kolba discussed and exchanged views on some issues of mutual concern on July 9, and in this conversation Amirabdollahian again emphasized Iran’s readiness to follow the path He emphasized the diplomatic solution to stop the crisis in Ukraine and invited him to visit Tehran.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran had previously said that he has twice carried the message of the Foreign Minister of Ukraine to the Russian authorities. In May this year, in a joint press conference with the Polish Foreign Minister in Tehran, Amir Abdollahian stated that we are against the war in Ukraine and anywhere in the world, and said that political negotiations between Ukraine and Russia should lead to the cessation of war as soon as possible and the establishment of a ceasefire in this country. .

Recently (July 1st and 2nd), Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited Tehran and Amir Abdollahian emphasized once again Iran’s opposition to the war in Ukraine in a joint press conference. Amir Abdollahian said in this regard: “On the issue of Ukraine, we still believe that the actions of the United States using NATO tools are the roots of the current situation, but the Islamic Republic of Iran does not consider the war in Ukraine to be a solution in accordance with the common political position towards the war and the absence of a double standard policy, and refrains from dialogue.” and welcomes political negotiation. So far, I have carried the message of the Foreign Minister of Ukraine to Mr. Lavrov twice, and in both cases, the Russian side announced its readiness for dialogue and a diplomatic solution, and I hope to see the return of the two sides to negotiations and a political solution to the crisis in Ukraine as soon as possible. Let’s be the subject. (read here)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of our country also announced Iran’s readiness to mediate between Russia and Ukraine in a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart.

Amir Abdullahian’s last phone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart took place on April 24 of this year, and in this conversation, the foreign minister, while explaining Iran’s position of opposing the war and declaring readiness to send the Red Crescent medical team to Ukraine, emphasized the need to ensure full security of diplomatic and The Embassy of the Islamic Republic in Kyiv emphasized.

The foreign ministers of the two countries had a telephone conversation on March 23, 1400, after the war in Ukraine. The conversation between the two ministers took place before Amir Abdollahian’s trip to Moscow, and he conveyed the message of the Ukrainian Foreign Minister to Sergey Lavrov. The foreign minister of our country and his Ukrainian counterpart had a telephone conversation on 28 February 1400 at the beginning of the crisis in Ukraine, and in this telephone conversation, Amir Abdollahian announced Iran’s readiness to help resolve the crisis peacefully and expressed hope that the current situation would be resolved through dialogue and channels. be resolved diplomatically and without the involvement of third countries.

In this regard, in a joint press conference with his Polish counterpart, Amir Abdollahian mentioned his phone calls with the Foreign Minister of Ukraine and added: I had a telephone conversation with the Foreign Minister of Ukraine three times about the developments in this country, and in two stages during my meetings with Mr. Lavrov on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting. Foreign Minister of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries in Tunshi, China, and during my trip to Moscow, I carried the message of the Foreign Minister of Ukraine requesting a ceasefire and readiness for dialogue and agreement, and we will continue our efforts in this direction and hope to witness peace, stability and security in all regions be the world

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