Russian Ambassador to Tehran Alexey Dedov was summoned to Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs following the issuance of the Russia-PGCC joint statement over Iran's trio islands in the Persian Gulf, according to the information released by Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ednews reports citing Mehr News Agency.
The Russian envoy was informed about Iran's protest over the content of the statement regarding the trio islands belonging to the Islamic Republic of Iran.
During the meeting with the Russian envoy, the Director-General of the Iranian Foreign Ministry for the Persian Gulf Affairs Alireza Enayati stressed that the trio islands belong to Iran and called on the Russian Federation to rectify its position regarding the issue.
The Russian ambassador, for his part, emphasized the respect for the territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran and said that he would convey the matter to Moscow as soon as possible.
The sixth joint ministerial meeting of the strategic dialogue between the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council and the Russian Federation was held on July 10, 2023, in Moscow. The ministers in a statement raised the issue of reaching a peaceful solution to the issue of Iran's trio islands.
Reacting to the statement, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kan'ani on Tuesday emphasized that the three islands of the Greater Tunb, the Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa belong to Iran forever, adding that issuing such statements is against the friendly relations between Iran and its neighbors.
