Araqchi:

Warsaw Conference Biased Against Iran

Date: 22 January 2019 - 21:11

News ID: ۶۲۳۷۴

TEHRAN (Dispatches) - Iran reiterated that the February conference in Poland is biased against Tehran, and dismissed the explanations offered by Warsaw that the event is focused on regional developments as unacceptable.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi, in a meeting with Polish Undersecretary of State Maciej Przemys?aw Lang in Tehran on Monday, said that the Islamic Republic does not allow any country to build a coalition against its interests either within the Middle East or outside.
Araqchi added, "Iran always seeks to establish peace and security in the region and has proved this in its fight against terrorist groups such as Daesh.”
The Iranian senior diplomat added, "However, the Islamic Republic of Iran does not allow any country to build a coalition against its interests either within the region or outside.”
Elsewhere in his remarks, Araqchi said the Middle East crisis is rooted in the Zionist regime’s occupations policies, emphasizing that Israel and its repressive policies constitute the most important problem faced by the region.
The Iranian deputy foreign minister said the fact that such important topics are not on the agenda of the Poland conference indicates its biased nature, adding, "It is clear that the U.S. is pursuing other objectives through the conference."
The Iranian diplomat rejected Poland's "unacceptable" reasons for following suit with the U.S. government in hosting the event, saying, "The Polish government must understand the real goals that the U.S. government pursues through this conference and heed its consequences."
Polish deputy minister highlighted the close relations between Poland and Iran as well as his country’s strong support for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, stressing that the planned conference in Warsaw will discuss peace and security in the Middle East and "will not be against any country at all, including the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
"As a major actor in the Middle East, Iran has a significant role in the formation of regional developments. Poland’s purpose in holding the conference is to help settle problems in the region, and Poland, as a friend of Iran’s, will not allow any measure to be taken against Iran,” Lang said.