Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks to the media during a joint news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov following their talks in Moscow, Russia, Aug 31, 2022. (MAXIM SHEMETOV / POOL / AP)
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Saturday that Iran had given "a limited number" of drones to Russia months before the start of the Ukraine conflict.
If it is proven that Russia has used Iranian drones in the Ukraine conflict, we will not be indifferent to it.
Hossein Amir-Abdollahia, Iranian foreign minister
"If it is proven that Russia has used Iranian drones in the Ukraine conflict, we will not be indifferent to it," Iran's official news agency IRNA quoted Amir-Abdollahian as saying on the sidelines of the first meeting of the national coordinators of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations, which kicked off in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday.
"We have agreed with the Ukrainian foreign minister that if they have any documents showing Russia has used Iranian drones in Ukraine, they should provide them to us," said the Iranian top diplomat.
The Iranian foreign minister's remarks came after Ukraine and Western countries like the United States have in recent weeks accused Tehran of exporting suicide drones to Moscow for use in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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On Saturday, Amir-Abdollahian also rejected the Western "media hype" over the delivery of Iranian missiles to Russia, saying that "what they have said about the missiles is completely wrong."
Amir-Abdollahian reiterated Iran's position on resolving the Russia-Ukraine crisis and called for political dialogue between the countries involved.
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Established in March 2021, the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations is made up of 19 countries with the aim of preserving, promoting and defending the United Nations Charter.