Western countries should respect Iranian nationals’ rights : Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman

TEHRAN,Dec.29(MNA)--Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Iran expects certain Western countries, which claim they are standard-bearers of human rights, to respect the rights of Iranian nationals detained in their countries.

For instance, these countries should take the measures necessary to arrange meetings between the detained Iranian nationals and their families, he added.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Mehmanparast warned the United Stated against interfering in Iran’s internal affairs.

“This irresponsible move by the U.S. secretary of state and interference in Iran’s internal affairs cannot solve the problems they are facing in their own country,” he said in response to a recent statement issued by Washington on the human rights situation in Iran.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in a statement issued last week, welcomed a UN General Assembly resolution accusing Iran of human rights violations.

The statement claimed the international community is deeply concerned about human rights abuses allegedly occurring in Iran.