Iran Press/ Iran News: On Wednesday, 24 February morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin officially announced a special military operation against Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin says he had no other choice than to launch the military operation to stop the Ukrainian military’s interference in two eastern republics that have broken away from Ukraine. Russia perceives NATO’s eastward expansion as a threat.
Moscow launched a military operation against its neighbor this week, arguing that it was defending the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, which broke off from the eastern part of Ukraine shortly after the 2014 coup in Kyiv. Ukraine said the move was an act of unprovoked aggression.
Amir-Abdollahian in this telephone conversation, referring to the aggressive actions of NATO and its allies against Russia, reminded the 20-year-old destructive presence of the US and NATO in Afghanistan.
Iran's top diplomat also referred to Yemen and stressed that, in the case of the Yemeni crisis, the war must end and a political solution must be given first priority.
The Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran added that the recent UN Security Council resolution on Yemen does not take into account the facts of this country and will not help resolve the war against Yemen.
In this regard, Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, recently stated that the Security Council resolution on the Yemen crisis would bring negative consequences for peace, emphasizing that this resolution further distances the positions of the parties to the conflict.
Amir Abdollahian also referring to the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ireland to Tehran last month and the meeting of the two sides on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, expressed hope that the cooperation between Iran and the Republic of Ireland would increase effectively and that economic and trade relations would be further expanded.
The Foreign Minister of the Republic of Ireland also referred to the Vienna talks in this telephone conversation and said: "All parties are willing to take the final step and efforts are being made to achieve maximum trust and confidence in the agreement."
Simon Coveney called the issue of economic guarantees important for Iran and added: "As a facilitator of UN Security Council Resolution 2231, we have redoubled our efforts and Ireland, in turn, can play a reassuring role."
The Irish Foreign Minister also spoke about the recent Security Council resolution on Yemen, adding: "Ireland did not support this resolution and is looking for dialogue in Yemen."
The Foreign Ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Ireland also emphasized the continuation of consultations to follow the developments of bilateral relations, regional and international issues. 219
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