Iranian Foreign Minister says his country and other negotiating parties in the Vienna sanctions removal talks are close to an agreement and that Tehran has conveyed its proposals on the remaining issues to Washington through the EU High Representative and now the ball is in the US court.


UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke by phone with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian regarding the ceasefire in Yemen and the Vienna talks.

At the beginning of the conversation, the UN Secretary-General congratulated the restoration of a ceasefire in Yemen and has stated that this is a joint success and victory that has been achieved as a result of the efforts of all parties.

Expressing satisfaction with the restoration of a ceasefire in Yemen and hailing the Secretary-General for his role in this regard, the Iranian Foreign Minister stressed that now was the time to take fundamental steps towards peace and stability in Yemen, especially the complete lifting of humanitarian sanctions.

While announcing the continuation of the Islamic Republic of Iran's support for resolving the crisis in Yemen and the end of the war in this country, Amir-Abdollahian underlined: "We hope that the complete siege of the Yemeni people will end at the same time as the ceasefire is established so that this important opportunity is not lost."

Iran's Foreign Minister elsewhere stressed the importance of sending humanitarian aid to the Yemeni people.

Amir-Abdollahian also welcomed the visit of Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Yemen to the region, and referred to the Security Council's agenda for issuing two separate statements on Yemen, noting: "We welcome the Security Council statement in support of the ceasefire, but another statement that is unilateral, without considering the Saudi attacks on Yemen and condemning the National Salvation Government, is unconstructive.

 

 

By Iran Press