NOURNEWS- In the phone call of David Cameron, the new foreign minister of Britain, with Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the foreign minister of Iran, on Sunday, 31 December 2023, the latest developments in the region and bilateral relations were discussed and exchanged.
In this conversation, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran expressed his hope that Britain will help to improve the atmosphere of relations by adopting a realistic and constructive approach to regional developments and bilateral relations.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran stated: The root of the Palestinian crisis does not go back to the events of October 7, but to the 75 years of occupation by the Israeli regime, its continuous violation of the basic rights of the Palestinians, the commission of war crimes in Palestine and the genocide of the oppressed people of Palestine, which of course, the role of Britain in these issues is clear.
Condemning the silence of some Western governments regarding the crimes committed by the Zionist regime against the innocent Palestinian people in the past 80 days, which has led to the martyrdom of more than 21,000 civilians in Gaza, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian stated: The Islamic Republic of Iran considers Hamas a liberation movement against the occupation and apartheid regime; As in the case of South Africa, there was such a movement against apartheid for many years.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran condemned the use of double standards by the US and some Western countries towards Gaza and Ukraine and said: The Israeli regime cannot be allowed to commit massacres of women and children and genocide in Gaza and set the region on fire, and consider the stopping of a Zionist ship in the Red Sea to jeopardize the security of this economic waterway.
Regarding the threats against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran stated: Naturally, the response to any aggression of the Israeli regime will be strong and regrettable.
In this telephone conversation, the British Foreign Minister, while referring to his country's positions regarding the developments in Palestine and the Red Sea, called for our country's efforts to prevent the expansion of the scope of war in the region and maritime security.
In this telephone conversation, the foreign ministers of Iran and England discussed some topics of mutual interest and considered it important to continue consultations between the officials of the two countries to exchange views on topics of interest.
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