Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian affirmed Tehran’s opposition to the war in Ukraine and its support for a political solution.
In a statement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that “Abdullahian discussed with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmitry Kuleba the Ukrainian crisis and ways to protect diplomatic missions,” stressing “opposition to war and the need to pay attention to a political solution and diplomatic dialogue,” describing the recent meeting of the foreign ministers of Ukraine and Russia in Turkey as important. .
The Iranian minister stressed the “importance of continuing and strengthening the political track,” stressing that “Tehran supports any political effort to resolve this crisis, and we are once morest war in Ukraine, Afghanistan, Yemen and any other country without following a double approach.”
Iran had announced earlier that there are attempts by all countries to prevent the Ukrainian crisis from getting out of control, stressing that his country is working with Russia for a ceasefire in Ukraine.
Regarding Tehran’s position on the crisis, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh considered that “we reject wars to solve international crises, and Tehran has made efforts to prevent war,” considering that developments in Ukraine are “caused by an expansionist behavior by NATO.”
Since February 24, the Russian armed forces have been carrying out a special military operation to protect the Donbass region, southeast of Ukraine.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the launch of a special military operation in the Donbass region, in southeastern Ukraine, following the official request of the Donetsk and Lugansk republics to support Russia in the face of Ukrainian forces, stressing that Russia does not plan to occupy Ukrainian lands, explaining that Russia’s goal is to protect people who, for eight years, have been subjected to persecution and genocide by the Kyiv regime.