TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian parliamentarians lashed out at Washington over its denial to issue visa for Hamid Aboutalebi, and called on the UN to take serious action against the US move which has violated the international norms.Vice-Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Mansour Haqiqatpour and the Commission's Member Mehdi Davatgari said that the US action is unprecedented, adding that the UN secretary general should not accept the move aimed at damaging the independence of the body.
They went on to say that the US should respect the independence of the United Nations and in case the international community remains indifferent, this will be turned into a new approach which might affect other members of the United Nations.
"US denial of visa to Irans UN Ambassador Hamid Aboutalebi is illegal and proves the oppressive nature of Washington," they noted.
On Sunday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham announced that Tehran plans to lodge a compliant with the international bodies against the US for barring the mission of the new Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations.
"The official mechanisms for following up the complaint have been activated and we are going to follow up the case," Afkham said on Sunday.
She underlined that the US attempt in not issuing visa for Aboutalebi is violating the international law and it is against an agreement between the UN and the US government.
The Iranian parliament has given a 10-day ultimatum to the government to file a lawsuit against the US at competent international bodies over Washington's refusal to issue an entry visa for Tehran's new ambassador to the United Nations in New York, a prominent legislator announced on Sunday.
Last Monday, the US Senate passed a measure by a voice vote that would bar Hamid Aboutalebi from entering the United States for his alleged involvement in the takeover of the US embassy in Tehran during post-revolution incidents in 1979. Then on Tuesday night, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Washington has informed Tehran that its new ambassador to the UN will not be welcomed to the US.
The US hostile move which has come against the backdrop of improved relations between Iran and the US, specially since a breakthrough deal which has soothed the Iran-West nuclear standoff, has received tough reactions in Tehran.
"The government should follow up this issue and file a lawsuit against the US," member of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Mohammad Hassan Asafari said.
According to Asafari, the Iranian lawmakers have reiterated that the US administration should also be accountable for the US Senate move.
On Thursday, Afkham deplored Washington's position on Aboutalebi as "unacceptable".
"The US governments treatment of the Islamic Republics ambassador to the UN is unacceptable and Dr. Hamid Aboutalebi is Irans choice for the UN representative post, Afkham said.
She pointed to Aboutalebis diplomatic experience as Irans envoy in Italy, Belgium and Australia, and said, "The veteran Iranian diplomat had received a US visa to visit the UN in the 1990s."
On Tuesday, Carney said Irans new pick for the post is not viable".
On Saturday, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi said that Tehran remains insistent on its pick for the post of ambassador to the UN.
On November 4, 1979, a group of Iranian university students took over the US Embassy in Tehran, which they believed had turned into a den of espionage. Documents found at the compound later corroborated the claims by the students.
By Fars News Agency
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