Tehran(IP)-Ali Bagheri, Iran's Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, talked on the phone with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock regarding the illegal and human rights action of the German police in closing Islamic centers in Germany, including the Hamburg Islamic Center (IZH).

Iran Press/Iran news:  In this call, Ali Bagheri, while expressing dissatisfaction with the recent action and strongly condemning it, stated:

" The closure of Islamic centers in Germany is a completely political action in line with anti-Islamism as well as securing the interests of the Zionist regime, and the German government must accept its consequences."

Regarding the recent closure of Islamic centers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany stated: "According to the law, these centers can pursue their rights through legal mechanisms in Germany."

Baerbock continued by emphasizing the necessity of efforts to find solutions to resolve the differences that have arisen, and expressed her hope that the obstacles in relations will be resolved through dialogue and through diplomatic channels.

In this conversation, views were exchanged regarding the latest developments in the region, sanctions lifting negotiations and consular issues.

Following the closure of some Islamic centers by the German police, the Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the German ambassador to Tehran.

In the meeting between the Director General of the Foreign Ministry's West European Affairs and German Ambassador to Tehran Hans-Udo Muzel on Wednesday, Iran’s protest against the publication of some news based on a baseless accusation in a German court against the Islamic Republic was conveyed to him.

 

The move was slammed  by prominenut figures in the Muslim world including The Secretary-General of the Ahl Al-Bayt World Assembly  who considered Germany's closure of the Islamic Center Hamburg (IZH) as a breach of international treaties, human rights, and freedom of religion, expression, and assembly, stating: "The accusation of promoting extremism to the Hamburg Islamic Center is baseless."203

 

 

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