Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has denounced Saudi top Foreign Ministry official over his anti-Iran remarks saying a “normal” country does not refuse to talk.
Iranian FM raps “normal state” remarks by Saudi official
25 Jan 2020 - 11:40
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has denounced Saudi top Foreign Ministry official over his anti-Iran remarks saying a “normal” country does not refuse to talk.
Zarif took to his official Twitter account on Friday to give response to Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir who told CNBC on Thursday that a restoration of ties with Iran will be possible when Iran "returns to a normal state."
Speaking at a World Economic Forum panel in Davos, Switzerland, Jubeir accused Iran of “meddling” in Iraq’s internal affairs and said, "The Iranians have to show good faith, the Iranians have to change their behavior and their policies."
In his tweet, Zarif said Saudi Arabia cannot be called a “normal” country when it caused a humanitarian crisis in Yemen and killed its dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the kingdom's consulate in Turkey.
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