Iran Press/Asia: Mohammad Javad Zarif delivered a speech to the 18th session of the D8 Council of Foreign Ministers, held in Turkey’s Antalya on Saturday.
In his comments, Zarif underlined that the D8 members need to join the large block of nations, who stand up against unilateralism.
Without directly naming the US, the top Iranian diplomat called on the D8 states to refuse to go along with any irresponsible and illegal acts, including criminal sanctions against Iran, Tasnim news agency reported.
The 18th session of the D8 Council of Foreign Ministers opened in Antalya, Turkey, on Saturday.
Addressing the opening ceremony of the event, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu referred to establishing set-off chamber in Friday meeting based on which a mechanism free of dollar and euro was underlined by member states.
D8 Council of Foreign Ministers kicks off in Turkey
Çavu?o?lu urged D-8 member states to pay attention to trade based on national currencies to be able to withstand economic threats, IRNA reported.
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