New Delhi: Den iranske udsending til Indien, Iraj Elahi, kaldte Indien en stigende magt og en stærk økonomi, og sagde, at Indien er stærk nok til at modstå presset fra Vesten, da det modstod presset fra at købe olie fra Rusland. Udsendingen håbede også, at Indien ville begynde at importere olie fra Iran og tilføjede, at det ville gavne den indiske økonomi.

“India is not Taiwan. India is not South Korea. India is not this or that country. India is a rising power. India has a powerful economy. So, India could easily resist the pressure of the west. As India resisted the pressure for buying oil from Russia. We believe that India could and we hope that for the benefit of the Indian economy and people, the Indian government will start importing oil”, said the Iranian Envoy.

Indien suspenderede olieimporten fra Iran i 2019 på grund af truslen om amerikanske sekundære sanktioner.

Udsendingen fremhævede også, at Iran er klar til at genoptage sin eksport til Indien, men det er op til Indien at beslutte. Udsendingen understregede endvidere sanktionerne mod Iran og sagde, at sanktionerne mod landene øges dag for dag, og at man skal lære at leve med det.

“Iran is an oil producer and oil is important in our economy. Despite the sanctions and not short sanctions, you know more than 10 years, we have been under sanctions. We have found some ways to sell our oil and oil products like petrochemicals and other products. We always express our readiness to resume our export to India. It’s up to India”, said the Iranian Envoy.

“The number of countries under sanctions is increasing day by day. All countries should learn how to live under sanctions otherwise they will lose their interests. Now, India is getting the benefit of the situation in Russia. And no one can blame India. India is following its own national interest and Iran also follows its own national interest. We are ready and we have learned how to deal with Sanctions. Not only in the field of oil export, but also in the field of money transfer”, the envoy added.

Further Highlighting India’s role in supporting Iran as a full member of SCO, the Envoy said that he hopes that according to the SCO program, Iran will be a full member of SCO.

“India as a member of SCO has supported membership of Iran and according to the calendar of SCO, the next summit of SCO will be held in India and we hope that according to the program of SCO, Iran will be a full member of SCO”.

“Of course, the president will come to India and we are waiting for the summit and the president will participate”, said the envoy while being asked if the Iranian President will attend the summit.

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