Iranian Norwegian FMs meet in Switzerland talk Gaza

Irans Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian who has traveled to Switzerland to participate in the Davos Summit met and talked with Norway Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on the sidelines of the event.

Iran's Foreign Minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, who has traveled to Switzerland to participate in the Davos Summit, met and talked with Norway's Foreign Minister, Espen Barth Eide, on the sidelines of the event.

 

Referring to the favorable talks of the past few days with his Norwegian counterpart, Amirabdollahian expressed gratitude for Norway's attention to the situation in Gaza and the region and said: "If the root cause of the crisis in Gaza is well understood, the solution to the crisis is very simple."

 

Referring to more than 100 days since the beginning of the Israeli regime's war against Gaza, Amirabdollahian considered America's support for the continuation of the war a big mistake.

 

He said: "The Israeli regime and the United States' insistence to continue the war, commit genocide against the Palestinians and leave great destruction in Gaza, has not achieved and will not achieve anything; and, they cannot accomplish anything through military means."

 

Amirabdollahian emphasized: "Iran does not welcome war and insecurity in the region. In the past 100 days, it has made many efforts to end the war and Israeli attacks on Gaza and create peace in the region. Because it had detailed knowledge of the region, it had warned about the danger of the war spreading. Now, Iran believes that the war against Gaza must end as soon as possible so that the region can achieve peace."

 

Amirabdollahian considered the engagement and actions of the resistance forces in the region as a reaction to the crimes perpetrated by the Israeli regime and only to support the Palestinian nation and the citizens in Gaza.

 

He said: "The root cause of the crisis is not in the Red Sea, Lebanon, and other parts of the region, but the genocide unfolding in Gaza. If that volcano is extinguished, there will be peace in other parts of the region as well. Therefore, the United States must change its modus operandi, and the Israeli regime cannot continue the war without American support. But if the military attacks of the Israeli regime continue, it is possible there will be an uncontrollable situation in the region."

 

In this meeting, the foreign minister of Norway, referring to his recent good talks with his Iranian counterpart and expressing satisfaction with the continuation of bilateral consultations, pointed to the very difficult and complicated circumstances in Gaza.

 

He said: "Unfortunately, the conditions in Gaza, Lebanon, and the Red Sea are getting worse, and we are ready to try to manage and calm the situation."

 

Thanking Iran's efforts to help create peace in the region, he said: "The problems in the region are interrelated, and we also think that the conflict in Gaza should end immediately, and a ceasefire should be established."

 

He considered the Palestinian crisis to be the center of the crisis in the region and pointed to Norway's constant political efforts to help solve the Palestinian crisis.

He emphasized: "Creating peace in Palestine will help to create peace in the region."

 

The foreign minister of Norway touched upon his country's efforts to create peace in Palestine and the region and demanded that Iran use its influence to help establish, peace in the region.

 

In this meeting, the two sides discussed ways to help solve the Palestinian crisis and restore peace to the region.

 

Amirabdollahian rejected the imposition of any political solution on the Palestinians and said: "The Palestinian people and groups should be at the center of any political solution to the Palestinian issue."