TEHRAN, Nov 6 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said yesterday that, Iran had given “a limited number” of drones to Russia, but months before the start of the Ukraine conflict.
“The drones we gave Russia were from months before the war in Ukraine, and if it is proven to us that Russia used Iranian drones in the war against Ukraine, we will not be indifferent to it,” he was quoted as saying, on the sidelines of the first meeting of the national coordinators of the Group of Friends in Defence of the Charter of the United Nations, which kicked off in the Iranian capital, Tehran yesterday.
“We have agreed with the Ukrainian foreign minister that, if they have any documents showing Russia has used Iranian drones in Ukraine, they should provide them to us,” said the Iranian top diplomat.
The Iranian foreign minister’s remarks came, after Ukraine and Western countries, like the U.S., have in recent weeks, accused Tehran of exporting suicide drones to Moscow.
Yesterday, Amir-Abdollahian also rejected the Western “media hype” over the delivery of Iranian missiles to Russia, saying, “what they said about the missiles is completely wrong.”
Amir-Abdollahian reiterated Iran’s position on resolving the Russia-Ukraine crisis and called for political dialogue between the countries involved.
Established in Mar, 2021, the Group of Friends in Defence of the Charter of the United Nations is made up of 19 countries, with the aim of preserving, promoting and defending the United Nations Charter.– NNN-IRNA
