Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian held a phone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, on Friday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry reports.
They discussed the latest developments related to the Ukraine crisis and bilateral topics.
Amirabdollahian strongly dismissed the claims about the use of Iranian drones in the war in Ukraine, saying, “The Islamic Republic has had the experience of the eight-year imposed war and is thus opposed to war in Ukraine, Yemen, and elsewhere.”
The Iranian foreign minister said, “We have good ties with Russia and we have had defense cooperation from the past, but our policy toward the Ukraine war is to respect the territorial integrity of countries, not to send weapons to the conflicting parties, and to stop the war and the people’s displacement.”
“The Islamic Republic of Iran’s policy is fully transparent, is based on a unified standard, and is against war,” he said.
“We are ready for convening technical sessions with the participation of military experts between the two countries, without the need for any intermediary,” the foreign minister added.
He described the statements of some Western officials as baseless and referred to Tehran’s recurrent efforts to help bring about a ceasefire, adding, “We stand ready to help establish a truce.”
“I believe Ukraine had better be careful not be influenced by some radical politicians in Europe,” the top diplomat said.
The Ukrainian foreign minister, in turn, praised the Islamic Republic of Iran’s position on not dispatching arms for use in the Ukraine war, saying talks between technical military delegations of the two countries are important.
He pointed to Ukraine’s independence in its foreign relations and said his country does not take action under the influence of others.
The chief diplomat explained the consequences of war in his country and said Ukraine strives to safeguard the security and activities of embassies in accordance with international conventions.
