综合一区欧美国产,99国产麻豆免费精品,九九精品黄色录像,亚洲激情青青草,久久亚洲熟妇熟,中文字幕av在线播放,国产一区二区卡,九九久久国产精品,久久精品视频免费

USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文雙語(yǔ)Fran?ais
Home / World

Iran: EU blacklisting of Hezbollah 'surprising'

By Agencies in Dubai and Teheran | China Daily | Updated: 2013-07-24 07:22

Iran: EU blacklisting of Hezbollah 'surprising'

Military unit's involvement in Syrian civil conflict prompts bloc action

Iran condemned on Tuesday the European Union's decision to put the armed wing of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah on its terrorism blacklist and said the move was "contrary to all political and legal norms, surprising and unacceptable".

Iranian funds and military advisers helped establish Hezbollah some three decades ago. Along with Syria, Hezbollah is still Teheran's most important ally in the Middle East because of its position on the "frontline" against Iran's sworn enemy Israel.

Hezbollah fought a bitter war with Israel in 2006 and more recently has been providing military support to the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as it tries to put down an insurgency that has escalated into civil conflict.

Pressed by Britain and the Netherlands, the European Union blacklisted Hezbollah's military wing on Monday over its involvement in the Syrian war and accusations it was involved in a bus bombing in Bulgaria that killed five Israelis and their driver a year ago.

The United States on Monday applauded the EU for putting the Hezbollah on its terrorism blacklist.

"With today's action, the EU is sending a strong message to Hezbollah that it cannot operate with impunity, and that there are consequences for its actions," US Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement.

Many EU capitals had previously resisted lobbying from Washington and Israel to blacklist the group, warning such a move could fuel instability in the Middle East, especially in Lebanon where Hezbollah is part of the Lebanese government and has dominated politics in Beirut in recent years.

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said, "To label a resistance group which has campaigned against invasion and occupation and has a legal presence with the people's support in the government of Lebanon shows it is based on loose logical foundations."

He added that "this action was accomplished with the direction of some influential members of the EU and is contrary to all political and legal norms, surprising and unacceptable.

Iran "strongly denounces the (EU) decision ... and believes (it) is in line with the illegitimate interests of the Zionist regime", Salehi said.

"The European Union, due to lack of correct judgment about the regional crisis, took this wrong decision," he said.

The action, he added, is "against the Lebanese people since Hezbollah has put up a legitimate defense against the Zionists' aggressions".

Israel, which welcomed the EU decision, would be the main beneficiary, the Iranian foreign minister said.

"This action will be benefit of the illegitimate Zionist regime and its supporters."

Reuters-Xinhua-AP

(China Daily 07/24/2013 page12)

Today's Top News

Editor's picks

Most Viewed

Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
赤峰市| 漯河市| 永安市| 湟中县| 历史| 嘉鱼县| 怀安县| 康平县| 恭城| 怀来县| 武鸣县| 北安市| 德惠市| 常宁市| 乌海市| 原平市| 民县| 长岛县| 新昌县| 双辽市| 本溪| 昌乐县| 嘉祥县| 深水埗区| 临朐县| 曲松县| 全州县| 施秉县| 吴江市| 兴隆县| 石林| 南通市| 乐东| 西畴县| 融水| 青浦区| 噶尔县| 苗栗市| 库伦旗| 郎溪县| 南阳市|