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West not qualified to preach human rights: Tehran
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani rebuked Western countries for drafting and voting for an anti-Iran UN resolution, saying they are not qualified to preach human rights to Iranians.
In response to the anti-Iran resolution in the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, Kanaani said countries that have a long history of systemic human rights violations and crimes against nations are in no position to give human rights advice to the Iranian government and people.
The passing of the anti-Iran resolution amid indifference to Israeli crimes in Gaza has brought dishonor to Western countries and laid bare their “blatant hypocrisy and sheer lies” about human rights, he said.
Iran, Kazakhstan resume political talks after years
TASNIM – Iranian and Kazakh diplomats held a new round of political consultations between the two Asian states after a four-year hiatus.
In the meeting held in Tehran, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani and his Kazakh counterpart Alibek Bakayev talked about ways to expand relations between Iran and Kazakhstan and discussed a broad range of regional and international issues.
The two diplomats also weighed plans for the conclusion of a road map to bilateral trade, the facilitation of economic relations and trade exchanges, the promotion of cultural and scientific cooperation such as the exchange of academics, and closer ties in the tourism industry.
Highlighting the impact of international cooperation between Iran and Kazakhstan on strengthened multilateral mechanisms, Bagheri said closer interaction between the two states within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the confidence building measures in Asia will help promote sustainable security in the region.