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Blair's stance 'unacceptable, illogical': MP
Head of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee labels as "unacceptable and illogical" the political stance of British Prime Minister over the detention of UK soldiers in the Persian Gulf. In an interview with Iran's FARS news agency published on Tuesday, Ala'eddin Borujerdi said Tony Blair's attitude toward the incident would not be helpful and this was obvious from the very beginning of his adopting such hostile, baseless position. "The question 'why the detainees illegally entered Iranian waters' is not the case. The problem is that the incursion into the Islamic Republic of Iran's territorial waters, for any purpose or reason, is considered as a violation of Iran's sovereignty according to all international laws and conventions," he noted. "Therefore, the measure taken by Iran in the face of such a violation is absolutely legal both according to Iran's law and international rules and regulations," he added. Describing Blair's rhetoric over the issue as "unacceptable and illogical," Borujerdi said, "After a while, the illegal moves by Britain's allies, including the U.S., Canada, and the European Union, as well as London's abuse of the UN Security Council as a tool for pressuring Iran proved ineffective." The MP further advised the British government to send a delegation or special envoy to Tehran for talks with Iranian officials and to explain why the incursion happened for the second time since 2004. Posted by: Fred 2007-04-04 |
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