Russia chargé d'affaires in Tehran summoned to Iran's Foreign Ministry

Iran's Foreign Ministry on Saturday, December 23, 2023, summoned the Russian chargé d'affaires in Tehran in the absence of the country's ambassador. 

Reported from Iran's Foreign Ministry, that during the summoning, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s strong protest was conveyed to the Russian embassy representative over Moscow’s repeated support for the claims made in a statement issued by the 6th conference of the Arab-Russian Cooperation Forum in Morocco.

In the meeting, the assistant director general of the Persian Gulf Department of Iran’s Foreign Ministry "reminded the Russian diplomat of the necessity of respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries as a recognized and basic principle of relations among world nations."

"The Foreign Ministry official reaffirmed Iran’s eternal sovereignty over the three Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf and stressed that the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran rejects any claim from any side in this regard as unacceptable," the ministry said in a statement.

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