Tehran, YJC. Lawmaker says the legislative body confirms the news that Iran’s FM has not welcomed a missile crew from N Korea.
Javad
Karimi Qodusi, member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of
the Majlis, said "The Foreign Ministry has accepted the request made by the US
Ambassador to the UN headquarters to prevent a trip by a team of missile
experts from North Korea.”
He added
"The US Ambassador has said that since North Korea is under sanctions Iran cannot
have relations with it.”
Expressing
unfavorable regards for the action taken by the Foreign Ministry, Qodusi said "We
pursued the issue via the Board of Directors of the Majlis. Once again Mr.
Hosseinian and I asked Mr. Qashqavi, the Parliamentary Deputy of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs. Right away he contacted the Deputy Foreign Minister in Asian
Affairs and turned on the loudspeaker, questioning about the news, which the Asia
Deputy confirmed.”
He further
pointed out "This is only part of what the US demands. As US officials have
said, their demands do not concern only Iran’s nuclear program. If we do not
stand up to them, they will say they want us to abandon our advancements in
missile technology that we do to protect our country and support the resistance
movement.”
He believed
that the Foreign Ministry and the President are implementing a policy to make détente
with the US.
He said
"Mr. Rouhani had to have shown religious, revolutionary honor, not just resign
to advising Americans to change their eyeglasses.”