Amir-Abdollahian's letter to some of his counterparts about hazes

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News ID: 57074
Iran » Iran
Publish Date: 9:42 - 26 May 2022
Thursday, 26 May 2022 (YJC)_ The Iranian Foreign Minister wrote a letter to the Foreign Ministers of countries with dust sources or environmental crises caused by the widespread release of dust in the region.

Amir-Abdollahian's letter to some of his counterparts about hazesFollowing the escalation of the dust phenomenon in the region and the President's strict order for immediate follow-up, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian wrote a letter to the foreign ministers of countries of dust origin or affected by the environmental crisis caused by the widespread release of dust in the region.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs wrote in this letter:
In addition to bilateral technical cooperation to control particulate matter, the Islamic Republic of Iran calls for the conclusion of a regional convention with the participation of the United Nations and its specialized agencies, in particular the United Nations Environment Program and the World Health Organization.

Amir-Abdollahian added in this letter:
It is necessary to create a fund under this convention to which international and regional aid has been deposited, and the fight against the phenomenon of dust and desertification should be coordinated and accelerated as soon as possible from the location of this fund.

In another part of his letter, the foreign minister noted:
This environmental phenomenon knows no borders and is related to the health of all people in the region, so it is necessary that all governments in the region, regardless of political issues, participate in a serious and effective response to the dust crisis.

It should be noted that Amir-Abdollahian had previously spoken by telephone with the foreign ministers of Iraq, Syria, Kuwait and Turkey about the need for bilateral and collective action to curb the phenomenon of dust and desertification. He called on the Iraqi Foreign Minister to pay serious attention to the idea of ​​Saudi Arabia as another source country in the crisis.

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