The head of the Russian delegation to Iran said the policy of Western countries caused crises across the globe.


TEHRAN, November 17 (Sputnik) � Russia and Iran oppose the interference of�certain Western nations in�internal affairs of�other countries, Sergei Naryshkin, the chairman of�Russia's lower house of�parliament, said Monday.

"We oppose the policy of�certain Western countries, which cause crises across�the globe; we stand for�the adherence to�international law regulations in�international relations and for�the inadmissibility of�the interference in�other nations' domestic affairs," Naryshkin told reporters after�a meeting with�Iranian Parliament chairman Ali Larijani.

The Russian official noted the similarity of�Moscow's and Tehran's views on�international economic sanctions.

"We consider the so-called sanctions as�nothing but�an instrument of�undisguised economic and political pressure, an instrument, which has nothing to�do with�international law or WTO [World Trade Organization] regulations," Naryshkin added.

Naryshkin heads the State Duma's delegation to�Iran, which also includes the heads of�the energy, foreign affairs and transport committees. The visit lasts until�November 17.

By Sputnik News

 

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