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FM responds to remarks of Iraqi officials

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, July 29, IRNA -- Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi here 
Saturday referred to the anti-Iran remarks made recently by certain 
Iraqi officials and said they constituted proof the neighboring 
country was being maladministered. 
Speaking at a joint press conference with the visiting Azeri 
Foreign Minister Elmar Mohammedyarob, he reiterated that the chaotic 
situation that characterizes Iraq in recent months is because the 
country is mismanaged. 
"When the head of state forthwith rejects what is being said by 
another government official it puts into question whether the views 
of others in the same government is being listened to," he added. 
Kharrazi then urged Iraqi officials to appoint a government 
spokesman. 
"Those who oppose Iran-Iraq relations encourage their agents to 
speak against Iran without thinking of the consequences. 
"We give importance to the remarks of Iraqi high-ranking 
officials and we listen to them. We hope Iraqi officials treat us in 
the same way and will correct the current state of affairs by reining 
in foreigners and remants of Saddam Hussein`s regime who continue to 
view us in the negative," he added. 
In response to a query on Iran`s decision to resume uranium 
enrichment in defiance of criticism from the international community, 
he replied that Iran was still committed to the suspension 
notwithstanding the European Union`s failure to come up to its 
commitments. 
"However, given that the Europeans failed to remain committed to 
the terms of the Brussels agreement, Iran is not anymore bound to 
such an agreement, in particular, to keeping its unilateral decision 
to suspend production of centrifuge parts, he added. 
For his part, Mohammedyarov, in response to a question about 
his country`s ties with the US, said that Azerbaijan adopts policies 
that serve its national interests. 
"Sovereign world countries determine their policies in accordance 
with their national interests. Azerbaijan maintains relations with 
other countries based on a policy of harmonious co-existence." 
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