Iranian Speaker’s Advisor Calls for UN’s More Active Role in Regional Stability

Senior Advisor to the Iranian Parliament Speaker Hossein Amir Abdollahian in a meeting with UN representative in Tehran Gary Lewis called on the international body to play its crucial role in restoring stability to the region, AVA Diplomatic reports.

“The United Nations is expected to play a more active role in promoting regional peace and stability,” Amir Abdollahian said.

Amir Abdollahian said that West Asia region’s situation is getting more aggravated and the problems are getting so complicated that diplomatic solutions become harder and harder.

The top advisor, meantime, voiced his concern over the situation in Bahrain, and said, “Bahraini government’s recent move against the senior cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim, which happened in the wake of Trump’s trip to the region, has aggravated regional situation and no information is available about the fate of the prominent scholar.”

Amir Abdollahian also pointed to a statement signed by over 190 Iranian MPs in protest to the verdict passed against the senior Bahraini cleric, and said that the religious figure does not belong to Bahrain alone and the US is expected to fulfill its duties well to honor respect of the religious scholars.

Lewis, for his part, pointed to the history of UN Office cooperation with the Iranian government, and said that given the good record of collaboration between Iran and UN, suitable grounds are ready for promoting cooperation.

He also highlighted political solution for regional crises and stressed the need for observing human rights in the region.

Lewis further noted that he will pass on Tehran’s worries to the UN seat in New York.

In relevant remarks last week, Iranian Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Reza Najafi underlined his country’s resolve to confront the terrorist groups according to the United Nations charter.

“Any attempt in fighting terrorism should be based on the international laws, particularly those of the United Nations,” Najafi said in a UN conference.

He reiterated that terrorism should not be attributed to any religion, civilization, nation or ethnicity, and said, “All attempts should be within the international laws, the UN Charter in particular.”

The 26th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice was held in Vienna last week.

In relevant remarks in early May, Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran’s State Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati underlined that his country is using all its power and capabilities to fight against the terrorist groups which have disturbed security in the region.

“Iran has used all its power to confront the terrorists in the region,” Velayati told reporters.

Stressing that Iran will also stand against any enemy plots to disintegrate the regional states, he said, “We support Iraq’s sovereignty as demanded by the country’s people.”