ArmInfo. Iran spoke out about the decision of Armenia to open an embassy in Tel Aviv. Thus, Hossein Amir Abdollahyan, the Special Aide to the President of the Islamic Parliament of Iran in International Affairs, the secretary general of the permanent Secretariat of the International Conference on the Palestinian Intifada in the Iranian parliament, called this decision of official Yerevan unexpected.
"Such a measure will undoubtedly run counter to the interests of the Palestinian people and will have negative consequences for the stability and security of the region," he said, quoted by Tasnim.
Emphasizing the need to support the rights of the Palestinian people, Amir Abdollahyan condemned any plan to normalize ties between Arab or non-Arab states and the Zionist regime of Israel.
He also described the friendly relations of Tehran and Yerevan as one of the main factors in maintaining regional stability and security and expressed hope that the Armenian government will think twice about its decision and adopt the necessary plans to support the oppressed and displaced population of Palestine.
Amir Abdollahyan called Israel an illegal regime. "The Islamic Republic of Iran emphasizes the right of the main inhabitants of Palestine, including Christians, Muslims and Jews, to decide their own fate, and we believe that the Zionists have taken even the Jewish people hostage in the occupied territories," he added.
To recall, Yerevan has repeatedly called for the opening of mutual diplomatic missions between Armenia and Israel, and already in September 2019, the Armenian government approved the bill on opening an embassy in Tel Aviv.