Iran is against the war in Ukraine and wants a political solution to the conflict, its head of diplomacy, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said Sunday at a joint press conference in Tehran with his Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau .
Rau began the visit on Saturday night at the invitation of the Iranian side, the first since 2014.
His country provides military assistance to Ukraine, while Iran, for its part, has not condemned Russia’s invasion of this country on February 24th.
” We are against the war in Ukraine, just as we are against the war in Yemen, Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq or any part of the world. “
We believe that the solution in Ukraine is political and that political negotiations between Russia and Ukraine should lead to an end to the warHe added.
During his visit, the Polish Foreign Minister and his Iranian counterpart will sign an agreement on cooperation in the fields of culture, education, science, sport, youth and mediasaid the Iranian minister.
But this visit also has a symbolic aspect.
According to the Polish press, Mr. paid tribute. Rau on Sunday in Tehran to those suffering because of war in Ukraine, visited a cemetery where many of his compatriots who had been deported to the USSR at the beginning of World War II were buried.
At the conclusion of an agreement with the USSR, these deportees were released, before finding refuge in Iran in 1942.
” As we remember the past, we cannot forget the people who are suffering today because of the atrocities of war. “
Surrounded by nearly 2,000 graves of soldiers and civilians, we pay tribute to Poles deported to labor camps in the Soviet Union, who died on their way home. We preserve these dramatic memories and at the same time we are proud of the courage of the Polish soldiers who fought for a free Poland.He added.
Nearly 120,000 Poles were found on Iranian territory, more than half of which were children. Because of their very poor health, the death rate is high.
Source: Radio-Canada
