Tehran (IP) –In a phone call with his counterpart from Sri Lanka, Iran's Foreign Minister strongly lambasted the approach of some Western countries in encouraging terrorism and violence in Iran and supporting the fake media hype against the Islamic Republic.

Iran PressIran News: In a phone call with his counterpart from Sri Lanka Ali Sabry, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian discussed the process of developing Iran-Sri Lanka ties and some topics on the agenda of the two countries’ cooperation.

The two sides exchanged views on the latest developments related to terrorist crime in Shiraz as well as relations between the two countries.

The Iranian foreign minister appreciated Sabry for his expression of sympathy and condolences and said: “The Sri Lankan government and people have had the bitter experience of terror operations in their country and are well aware of the heavy consequences of such a crime and the human sufferings of the Iranian people, especially the families of the victims of the terrorist crime.”

Amir-Abdollahian strongly criticized the approach of some Western countries in encouraging terrorism and violence in Iran and supporting the fake media hype against the Islamic Republic.

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“We in the Islamic Republic of Iran enjoy democracy, and respect for the dignity of human beings are among the major principles of the Islamic Republic; however, some Western countries are unfortunately after inciting riots and insecurity in Iran. In that direction, we recently witnessed a terrorist crime at a holy religious site,” he said.

Amir-Abdollahian also conveyed President Raisi’s greetings to high-ranking officials of Sri Lanka, inviting his counterpart to pay a visit to Tehran.

He also referred to the good meeting and talks between the two sides in New York and underlined that the Islamic Republic supports the further expansion of the already growing relations between the two countries in all fields.

Sabry, for his part, offered condolences and sympathy to Iran on behalf of his government and nation on the terrorist attack against pilgrims at the Shah Cheragh Holy Shrine in Iran’s Shiraz.

He expressed certainty that the Islamic Republic would overcome the recent incidents and that calm and complete security would be restored to the Iranian nation.

He expressed hope to visit Iran at the earliest to follow up on enhancing ties with the Islamic Republic.

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