In a phone conversation on Friday, Amirabdollahian and his Dutch counterpart Woke Hoekstra discussed matters of mutual interest.
Amira Rabdrahian referred to 400 years of diplomatic relations between Iran and the Netherlands and stressed the need for the two countries to strengthen cooperation and expand bilateral ties, the foreign ministry website reported. .
He also criticized the West’s double standards on human and women’s rights issues and Iran’s policy of intervention in internal affairs.
Iran’s Foreign Minister said attempts by some Western authorities and circles to provoke Iranian youth and women, and the means by which they use the media for this purpose, have escalated violence and terrorist acts in Iran. It is an unconstructive move in the realm of diplomacy that has led to
Without a doubt, the mobs and those behind acts of terrorism and violence, as well as the use of firearms and cold weapons against the police and security of society, will be brought to justice, he added.
The Dutch Foreign Minister said four centuries of good and historic relations between his country and Iran and the recent construction between the two countries’ foreign ministries on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Hoekstra stressed the need to promote consular relations to resolve issues concerning Iranian and Dutch nationals.
Hoekstra also appreciated Amirabdollahian’s forward-looking view that the issue concerning the Dutch people needs to be resolved and that talks and meetings to expand bilateral relations should continue.
