Iran denounces before Borrell the attacks of "radical politicians" hiding "behind the European Union"

MADRID, 3 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Iranian Foreign Minister, Hosein Amirabdolahian, has denounced before the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, the existence of "a good number of radical politicians" who are manifesting "anti-diplomatic language" against their country and "hiding" behind the EU flag.

In a telephone conversation held on Friday night, Amirabdolahian advised the European diplomat that, by explicitly supporting the protests in Iran over the death in custody of the young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, "the strategic objectives of the European Union have been sacrificed for the of violent groups, including terrorists, who provide politicians with false information".

Iran has recognized between almost 200 deaths (according to estimates by the National Security Council of Iran published this Saturday) and more than 300, according to the Revolutionary Guard, since the outbreak of the protests. Iranian NGOs put this figure at more than 400. The Iranian government blames the riots on groups of "rioters and terrorists" at the service of foreign organizations and the opposition.

Likewise, the Iranian minister has highlighted the "important role" that Borrell could play in "keeping the European Union away from this "episode of unconstructive disturbances", according to statements collected by the semi-official Iranian news agency Tasnim.

For the rest, both diplomats have commented on the current state of the difficult negotiations for the reincorporation of Iran into the international nuclear agreement, practically suspended since the unilateral withdrawal of the United States in 2018.

The head of foreign policy of the EU declared, in this sense, that he will continue with the efforts and contacts to conclude a final agreement in the talks on the pact.