US Promoting Pattern of Human Rights Based on Arms Contracts

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said that American officials are promoting a new paradigm of protecting human rights based on the volume of arms contracts under the guise of deceptive human rights and human rights cries, according to IRNA.

In response to a recent statement by US State Department spokesman for terrorism and human rights in Iran, Bahram Qasemi said that no one can expect more from government officials who link human rights and human lives to the volume of trade exchanges and the amount of dollars received from the US contracts.

 He added, ‘Country like America does not see any need to conceal its previous double-standards, and today the country’s officials are shamelessly promoting a new paradigm of defending human rights based on the volume of arms contracts, under the guise of deceptive human rights and human rights cries.

“US authorities today are allowing some of their allied anti-humanitarian regimes to kill millions of children, women and innocents in some countries in the region, face famine and disease, and bomb schools, hospitals and weddings and funeral celebrations with the most advanced fighters,’ the Foreign Ministry spokesman continued.

Qasemi affirmed, ‘Under such circumstances, America cannot and should not lie in a false and completely discredited place for security in the world and human rights in other countries, sigh and weep; the American Administration’s defense of human rights in return for the amount of dollars paid will only ridicule the heart of human rights. ‘

Central Asia, EU stress preserving JCPOA

In another development,Central Asian Ministers of Foreign Affairs and senior EU officials in a joint statement underling the importance of preserving and supporting all aspects of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of

Action (JCPOA) welcomed Iran’s adherence to its commitments in the nuclear deal.

The Foreign Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan met November 23 in Brussels for the 14th round of the European Union and Central Asian Summit, and a joint statement was concluded at the end of the session, IRNA reported on Saturday.

In addition to highlighting the joint cooperation of the European Union and Central Asian countries on the security and economic fields, it welcomed the full and continued adherence of Iran to effective implementation of nuclear commitments in JCPOA, also approved in the latest report (August 31) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and stressed the importance of preserving all aspects.

‘The JCPOA is a fundamental part of the global non-proliferation structure and a significant diplomatic achievement that the UN Security Council backed unanimously in 2015 in resolution 2231,’ the statement said.

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