Alireza Enayati, assistant to the foreign minister and Director General of the Persian Gulf Department at the Iranian Foreign Ministry, called in the Russian ambassador to hand over the Islamic Republic of Iran’s objections to the contents of the joint statement issued after the sixth ministerial meeting of strategic dialogue between Russia and the PGCC.
Enayati told the Russian envoy that the three islands of Abu Musa, the Greater Tunb, and the Lesser Tunb belong to Iran for eternity, and demanded that the Russian Federation rectify its stance on the matter, according to the Foreign Ministry’s website.
The Russian ambassador to the Islamic Republic stressed Moscow’s respect for Iran’s territorial integrity and said he would convey the matter to Moscow at the earliest.
On Tuesday Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani rejected the issues raised in the joint statement of the PGCC and Russia.
“These islands belong to Iran eternally and issuing such statements run counter to the friendly relations between Iran and the neighbors,” the spokesman said.
“Stressing the continuation of the policy of good neighborliness and mutual respect, the Islamic Republic of Iran regards the development and stability of the region as a collective responsibility of the regional countries,” he stated.
The islands of the Greater Tunb, the Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa have historically been part of Iran, proof of which can be found and corroborated by countless historical, legal, and geographical documents in Iran and other parts of the world. (TASNIM)
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On Monday, the Russian capital city hosted the sixth round of talks at the foreign ministerial level within the framework of the strategic dialogue between Russia and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the parties adopted a joint statement and a joint action plan for 2023-2028. The statement of the organization's secretariat, in particular, indicated that the ministers "reaffirmed their support for all peace efforts, including the initiative of the United Arab Emirates and its efforts to achieve a peaceful solution to the issue of the three islands - Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa - through bilateral negotiations or in the UN International Court of Justice." These islands are located in a strategically important area of the Persian Gulf. Their ownership is disputed by the UAE and Iran.
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