TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Thursday summoned Poland's Charge d'Affaires in Iran Marcin Wilczek in protest to the Polish foreign minister's recent display of an Iranian drone at an event in London and related remarks.
The Polish envoy was summoned by Mahmoud Heidari, director general of Mediterranean and Eastern European affairs at Iran's Foreign Ministry, after Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski unveiled on Tuesday an Iranian Shahed-136 drone at an event at the British parliament, claiming the drone was used by Russia in its war with Ukraine.
The Iranian foreign ministry official rejected the Polish foreign minister's "meddlesome remarks and baseless claims" and relayed Iran's strong protest to the Polish envoy, expressing regret about the repetition of such "cliched claims."
The Polish envoy stressed that his country was interested in developing favorable relations with Iran and gave the assurance to immediately convey the Iranian side's protest and views to Poland's Foreign Ministry.
Ukraine and Western countries have accused Iran of supplying drones and other military equipment to Russia for use in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Iran and Russia have both repeatedly rejected such accusations as "baseless." ■
