Iran Press/ Iran News: The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian welcomed his Belarusian counterpart, Vladimir Makei, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs compound in Tehran on Wednesday morning.
Amir-Abdollahian explained the consultations held on Wednesday after meeting and talking with Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Maki in a joint press conference.
He noted Iran's recent sanctions against some EU officials and organizations and said: " These institutions and sanctioned persons are defined as examples of terrorism."
Iranian Foreign Minister said: "I warn the European Union not to continue the repeated and failed path of the previous years. The leaders of a few countries in the European Union have extreme and hasty views on the regional and international developments, and a large part of the European Union members act in the direction of rationality".
Amir-Abdollahian added: "We strongly reject the baseless accusations of some countries regarding Russia's use of Iranian drones in the war against Ukraine, and we invite the Ukrainian authorities to present any evidence related to this claim in a bilateral meeting with attendance of technical experts."
"Our position regarding Ukraine is not to arm the warring parties, and we are against the war in Ukraine, He emphasized.
American officials are hurrying to send confidential messages to Iran for a deal.
He said: "While some American officials are in a hurry to send confidential diplomatic messages to reach an agreement, and at the table of indirect negotiations or exchanging indirect messages, they repeatedly express their interest, but at the same time, they support riots and chaos in Iran."
He added: "Their goal is to force us to back down at the negotiating table. Undoubtedly, we will not fall short of our red lines in providing for the people's national interests. US messages reach us to reach an agreement."
Amir-Abdollahian said: "Recently, we received a letter from the US in this regard. Diplomacy is going well. But some American officials make hypocritical statements in the media in a way that contradicts their diplomatic messages.
Iranian Foreign Minister said: "In the near future, the President of Belarus, Lukashenko, will come to Iran, and the long-term comprehensive agreement between the two countries will be signed in Tehran, along with other documents."
Economic terrorism against our countries is underway
Stating that we and Iran are moving towards a strategic partnership between the two countries, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus said:" economic terrorism is happening against our countries, and we must show appropriate measures in response to the actions of Western countries.
In the joint press, the Foreign Minister of Belarus said: "Different documents are under review to raise the level of relations between the two countries."
"The 15th meeting of the Joint Cooperation Commission was held in Minsk, and we are implementing agreements," he added.
"The level of commercial and economic cooperation between the two countries is not at a desired level compared to political relations, and we must make efforts to implement the agreements and bring them to a higher level," the top Belarusian diplomat said.
He said: "Belarus is against unilateral economic and trade sanctions. We want the implementation of international law, and we do not like damaging the economy of other countries. Our countries have been targeted by economic terrorism. We must respond appropriately to the actions of Western countries.
Maki stated: We are moving towards a strategic partnership between the two countries.
Tehran - Minsk comprehensive cooperation document
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has signed a comprehensive cooperation document between Tehran and Minsk.
Lukashenko to visit Tehran
He said: "In the near future, the President of Belarus, Lukashenko, will come to Iran, and the long-term comprehensive agreement between the two countries will be signed in Tehran, along with other documents."
30th anniversary of Iran-Belarus diplomatic relations
The Minister of Foreign Affairs further mentioned holding a bilateral meeting with Vladimir Maki, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, and said: "We are on the eve of the 30th anniversary of Iran-Belarus diplomatic relations, and an official visit to Belarus was made at my invitation and important talks were held."
Referring to the cooperation meeting between the two countries, which was held last June, Amir- Abdollahian added: "Today, the latest status of the talks between the two sides was reviewed, and we are witnessing good growth in the trade exchanges between the two countries, and we hope to see an increase in the volume of trade between two countries.
Recalling that the two countries are quickly on the way to implementing private and government agreements, he said: "We have taken into consideration the latest progress of transportation and transit and industrial cooperation and new technologies, which are on the agenda of the relations between the two countries."
The Minister of Foreign Affairs mentioned the agreement and approval of consular cooperation to ease the commute of nationals in the field of economic activity and transit drivers and tourists and practical cooperation to remove oppressive sanctions as other axes of cooperation between Tehran and Minsk.
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