Iran FM nixes military approaches to West Asia crises

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says military approaches will fail to settle the ongoing crises in West Asia.

“We believe that the current crises in West Asia have no military solution and the fight against terrorism also requires a multifaceted solution of which military confrontation is only a small part,” Zarif said in a meeting with the head of Poland’s National Security Bureau (BBN), Pawel Soloch, in Warsaw on Monday.

Pointing to deep-rooted relations between Iran and Poland, he said the two countries share similar experiences in resisting aggressors.

The Foreign Minister stressed the importance of promoting the true image of Islam and preventing acts of violence carried out by certain self-proclaimed Muslims against other Muslims.

Zarif also expressed hope that Tehran and Warsaw would strengthen relations in all fields.

Soloch, for his part, praised last July’s nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and described it as a great achievement made by the Islamic Republic and the international community.

He said Poland is keen to expand political, security, cultural and economic relations with Iran and expressed hope that the visit by the Iranian foreign minister to Warsaw would open a new chapter in bilateral cooperation.

Heading a 60-strong politico-economic delegation, Zarif arrived in Warsaw on Sunday on the first leg of his official four-nation tour of north European countries. He will also visit Finland, Sweden and Latvia.

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