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US must give more reliable guarantees regarding Vienna talks

ISNA - Iranian Students' News Agency

Wed / 31 August 2022 / 17:55

Tehran (ISNA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian stressed that Iran does not allow anyone to interfere in its internal affairs.

Speaking at a joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, Amir-Abdollahian said, "We do not allow any party to interfere in the sphere of independence of the Islamic Republic of Iran".

Regarding the Vienna talks, he said, "We recently received the latest text from the American side and my colleagues are carefully reviewing the text. We still need a stronger text on the guarantee issue. Therefore, we are thinking about how to achieve a strong text on the issue of guarantees and to have stronger and more reliable guarantees in this matter".

He also asked the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to distance itself from political behavior and focus on its technical duty.

"I conveyed the message of one of the European leaders and their request to the Iranian president on the issue of Ukraine to the Russian side. We discussed the ideas to help establish peace and stop the war in Ukraine. Iran has clearly stated its positions regarding Ukraine at the highest level," the top diplomat noted.

"Regarding the issue of Ukraine, we also talked about some humanitarian issues, including the issue of prisoners of war, which is of serious concern, and also regarding the recent events related to the nuclear power plant of Ukraine, we paid attention to the concern of the international community in this issue. To get out of this situation, all available capacities must be used," the Iranian foreign minister continued, adding that Iran is ready for any assistance and cooperation to establish security in this nuclear power plant and its surrounding environment.

Amir-Abdollahian stated that they also exchanged views over the Astana Process aiming at ending Syria's crisis.

"We also discussed the latest developments in Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen and Libya," he added.

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