Tehran, July 27 (IANS) Terming Ukraine’s attack on an Iranian vessel “illegal”, Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday described Kyiv’s move as dangerous adventurism and warned that it will not go unanswered. Addressing a press conference on Monday, Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s behaviour is reminiscent of the “anarchists who took dangerous actions before World War I”, Iran’s official Islamic Republic News …
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Tehran, July 27 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on said Ukraine’s attack on an Iranian commercial ship in the Caspian Sea “cannot go unanswered.”In a post on the social media platform X, Araghchi accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of ordering “a blatant UN Charter violation done at Israel’s behest to drag Europe into its war.”He said he had “made clear that what the freeloader in Kyiv did CANNOT GO UNANSWERED” in phone calls with European Union foreign policy chie…
Tehran, July 26 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that the attack on an Iranian commercial vessel by Ukraine, which killed a sailor, was done at the ‘behest’ of Israel to drag Europe into its war.”(Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelensky has attacked an Iranian commercial vessel, killing a sailor. A blatant UN Charter violation done at Israel’s behest to drag Europe into its war. In calls with EU High Representative Kaja Kallas and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavro…
Tehran, July 26 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi called on the EU to take “decisive” action against Ukraine’s targeting of an Iranian commercial ship in the Caspian Sea.He made the remarks on Saturday in a phone call with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, in which the two sides discussed the latest regional developments, according to a statement by the Iranian Foreign Ministry.Araghchi condemned the Ukrainian attack, urging the EU, UN Security Council, and international com…
Manila, July 23 (IANS) South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Thursday called on North Korea to respond to Seoul’s offers for dialogue and join efforts to promote peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula at a regional security forum in Manila, South Korea’s foreign ministry said. Cho made the remarks during the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), a 27-member multilateral security forum attended by the 11 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and major regional powers, inclu…
Washington, July 23 (IANS) China’s expanding influence within the United Nations emerged as a major concern during a Congressional hearing, with senior Trump administration officials and lawmakers warning that Beijing is using the international organisation to advance its strategic, military and technological interests.During a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on United Nations reform on Wednesday (local time), US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz said Washington was actively working to cou…
Kuwait City, July 21 (IANS) Kuwait on Tuesday condemned Yemen’s Houthi group over its threats against Saudi shipping and reaffirmed its full support for Riyadh, stressing that freedom of navigation must be protected under international law.In a statement, Kuwait’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected what it called the Houthi group’s “false allegations” against Riyadh and denounced threats to the “freedom and security of maritime navigation.”The ministry called on the international community to …
United Nations, July 13 (IANS) India is pursuing parallel roads to the UN Security Council (UNSC), launching on Monday a campaign for election to it, while continuing its bid for a permanent seat.External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar is to formally announce India’s candidature for the Asia Pacific non-permanent seat in next year’s elections for the two-year term starting in 2028.India, which has served eight terms as an elected member, will continue its fight against terrorism, a hall…
United Nations, July 11 (IANS) India has called for an end to economic embargoes and sanctions, assailing them as barriers to economic and social development, and infringements on the sovereignty of nations.“As the world’s largest democracy, India regards multilateralism as an article of faith”, Eldos Mathew Punnoose, a counsellor at India’s Permanent Mission, told the General Assembly on Friday.Embargoes and sanctions “impede the realisation of human rights, including the rights to deve…
Muscat, July 9 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar arrived in Oman on Thursday after concluding his latest visit to Kuwait.”Glad to arrive in Oman today. Appreciate the warm reception by Sheikh Ahmed Al Maskari, Director General of Oman’s Foreign Ministry,” EAM Jaishankar wrote on social media platform X.On Wednesday, the EAM called on Kuwait’s Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, thanking him for supporting the Indian community’s welfare and well-being whil…