Gharibabadi: Iran welcomes diplomacy

Kazem Gharibabadi, Deputy Minister for Legal and International Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said: Iran welcomes all diplomatic processes while simultaneously being ready to defend itself. The post "Gharibabadi: Iran welcomes diplomacy" first appeared on Safir Arjan.

Kazem Gharibabadi, deputy of legal and international affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, said: Iran welcomes all diplomatic processes and is ready to defend itself at the same time.

According to Ambassador Arjan, Gharib Abadi in an interview with Shab Ke Al-Arabi added: Tehran is finalizing its response to the considerations and views of the American side about the plan presented by Iran in New York.

Stating that Iran will announce its final opinion after consultations through mediators, he said: "Tehran is still ready for diplomacy, provided that the issues raised are real."

Gharibabadi stated: Iran has always welcomed diplomacy and has not failed in this field and in the field of dialogue with any side.

He said: Iran's readiness to defend itself and fight is not less than the country's readiness to negotiate.

The deputy of legal and international affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated: Continued participation in the talks shows Tehran's political flexibility and adherence to the diplomatic process, and America should return to fulfilling its obligations.

Gharibabadi went on to emphasize that Tehran has not violated any of its obligations and added: Washington has not fulfilled its obligations under the Islamabad MOU and should take compensatory steps in this regard.

He stated: As long as the American side has completely violated all its obligations, Iran should not be expected to show more flexibility in this regard.