FM Vows to Uphold Iran’s Water Rights

FM Vows to Uphold Iran’s Water Rights
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran will not budge an inch in the efforts to safeguard the country’s right to enjoy the share of water from joint and border resources, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said.

 

In a meeting with the members of the Iranian Parliament’s agriculture commission on Friday, Amirabdollahian outlined the Foreign Ministry’s activities during the past 11 months in regard to water diplomacy, environmental protection, the export of agricultural products and economic diplomacy.

Pointing to the plans to ensure Iran’s right to receive the share of water from the Hirmand and Aras border rivers, he emphasized that the Foreign Ministry will never abandon the efforts to protect even a single drop of water that Iran is entitle to get from the historical and border resources.

Amirabdollahian also noted that Iran has recently set up a joint water committee with Turkey for the first time to address issues relating to the share of water from the Aras river.

Last month, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi assigned the ministers of Foreign Affairs and Energy to follow up on Iran’s water rights from the Hirmand river, saying, “The popular administration will not hesitate to pursue the rights of the nation in any way.”