Tehran, March 11, IRNA � Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday that Iran has summoned Austrian ambassador to Tehran and conveyed its protest to the �non-diplomatic move� by the visiting chief of the EU foreign policy Catherine Ashton.
Ignoring diplomatic norms, Ashton held some unofficial meetings in Tehran. The move was seriously criticized by the Iranian authorities.

�We have said that such arrangements would not help Iran-EU ties and will only deepen the distrust of the Iranian nation towards the West,� Marziyeh Afkham told reporters at her weekly press conference.

She stressed that the move should �not be considered as the political carelessness or naivety of Iran�s diplomacy establishemnt or even its unawareness towards West�s anti-Iran approach.�

Afkham said according to diplomatic norms, Austrian ambassador to Tehran was summoned to the Foreign Ministry and received Iran�s strong protest to the non-diplomatic move.

The Austrian envoy, in return, expressed his regret over the arrangements, she added.

By IRNA

 

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