The statement is a clear sign of the non-compliance of the EU member states to the principles and goals of the United Nations Charter, especially the principle of respect for national sovereignty and territorial integrity of nations, Baghaei said in a statement.
He emphasized that the three Persian Gulf islands of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb are and will remain integral parts of Iran and the use of deviant concepts and propositions or the repetition of false and misleading claims do not make any change in the reality of the matter.
The remarks followed the EU-PGCC statement that Iran must “end its occupation of the three islands, which constitutes a violation of the sovereignty of the UAE and the principles of the Charter of the UN”.
The Islamic Republic of Iran considers the mentioned islands to be inseparable parts of its territory while respecting the principles of the United Nations Charter and respecting the principle of good neighborliness, Baghaei added.
The Foreign Ministry Spokesman expressed regret that some countries in the region, instead of focusing on the urgent problem of the Islamic world i.e. the continuation of the genocide of the oppressed Palestinian people and the aggression of the Zionist regime against Lebanon, are making false territorial claims against the neighboring country.
It was expected that the countries of the region would use the opportunity of a joint meeting with the heads of EU member states - some of which are among the main suppliers of weapons and political support for the apartheid Zionist regime- to hold them accountable and stop the genocide and aggression of Israel, he stated.
Iran has no interest in 'playing with fire'
Meanwhile, Baghaei has rebuked German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his recent unsubstantiated remarks, blaming Iran for the regional crisis and accusing it of “playing with fire”.
“Sir, Iran has no interest in playing with fire (unlike your proxy); Iran struggles to PUT UP the fire YOUR lethal gifts (to Israel) have inflicted upon our region”, Baghaei wrote on X channel addressing to Scholz on Thursday morning.
“Your warning is revealing hypocritical, I’m afraid! Those who are complicit in the crime and justify genocide & war crimes & violation of IHL, lack any moral high ground to preach others who are bearing the brunt”, said the post.
Baghaei further said: “By the way, your remarks also reopen the old wound inflicted on our flesh and soul by Chemical Weapons Germany donated to Iraqi tyrant Saddam in the 1980s.”
The Iranian Spokesman’s X media post both in English and German languages also showed Scholz’s statement with his background picture as well as footages showing the Israeli genocide in Gaza and a live remark by the German Foreign Minister justifying the Zionist regime’s attacks or schools, hospitals and refugee camps in the besieged Palestinian territory.
The German Chancellor once again issued a statement on Wednesday to appease the Zionist regime, saying Berlin will not accept Iran attacking Israel with missiles, and that Tehran is playing with fire, a reference to recent Iranian strikes on Israeli targets in the occupied territories in response to Israeli crimes.
Germany is a key ally of the Zionist regime and one of the main suppliers of weapons to Tel Aviv to use them against Palestinian and Lebanese civilians and elsewhere in the West Asia region.
IRNA