TEHRAN, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry has summoned the ambassadors of the European Union (EU)'s member states in strong protest to the bloc's designation of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the ministry said the EU states' envoys were called in by Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Majid Takht Ravanchi and the relevant director generals at the ministry, describing the bloc's labeling of the IRGC as "a strategic mistake and an unforgivable insult" to Iran.
According to the statement, the EU members' ambassadors gave the assurance that they will relay Iran's protest to their governments as soon as possible.
The EU decided last week to add the IRGC to the bloc's terrorist list.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday the European ambassadors had been summoned by the ministry on Sunday and Monday.
Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday his country considers EU militaries "terrorist groups" in response to the bloc's action. ■
