Envoy Urges UN to Take Stance Against U.S. Violations
UNITED NATIONS (Dispatches) -- Gholam-Ali Khoshroo, Iran’s outgoing ambassador to the United Nations, has called on the world body to take an official stance against what he described as America's evasion of the international law.
Khoshroo made the call in a meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, urging Guterres to take an adequate position toward Washington's move to restore sanctions against Iran, IRNA reported.
Apart from the sanctions, the Iranian envoy said the UN needed to take action against America's move to unilaterally withdraw from its 2015 nuclear deal with Iran even though it had been approved by the UN Security Council.
Khoshroo called it unprecedented in the world body’s history that a permanent member of the UN Security Council - like the U.S. - would seek to punish other UN members - like Iran - for remaining committed to a Security Council resolution.
He further denounced U.S. efforts to threaten other nations with "secondary sanctions” if they breached the sanctions against Iran.
"The international community should stand up to these arbitrary and extra-judicial actions,” Khoshroo was quoted as saying.
He also described the Saudi-led attacks on Yemen as a "profound humanitarian catastrophe," and called for efforts to help end the war and begin the process of political reconciliation among the concerned parties.
Guterres, for his part, emphasized the need for "multilateralism” in the face of international issues, and hoped that the war on Yemen come to an end and the resulting humanitarian catastrophe be stemmed soon.
The meeting was concluded by the outgoing Iranian envoy’s presenting the UN chief with a hand-woven tapestry featuring the latter’s portrait to be displayed at the world body’s permanent exhibition.
Khoshroo made the call in a meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, urging Guterres to take an adequate position toward Washington's move to restore sanctions against Iran, IRNA reported.
Apart from the sanctions, the Iranian envoy said the UN needed to take action against America's move to unilaterally withdraw from its 2015 nuclear deal with Iran even though it had been approved by the UN Security Council.
Khoshroo called it unprecedented in the world body’s history that a permanent member of the UN Security Council - like the U.S. - would seek to punish other UN members - like Iran - for remaining committed to a Security Council resolution.
He further denounced U.S. efforts to threaten other nations with "secondary sanctions” if they breached the sanctions against Iran.
"The international community should stand up to these arbitrary and extra-judicial actions,” Khoshroo was quoted as saying.
He also described the Saudi-led attacks on Yemen as a "profound humanitarian catastrophe," and called for efforts to help end the war and begin the process of political reconciliation among the concerned parties.
Guterres, for his part, emphasized the need for "multilateralism” in the face of international issues, and hoped that the war on Yemen come to an end and the resulting humanitarian catastrophe be stemmed soon.
The meeting was concluded by the outgoing Iranian envoy’s presenting the UN chief with a hand-woven tapestry featuring the latter’s portrait to be displayed at the world body’s permanent exhibition.