Uzbekistan summoned Tehran's ambassador in protest over the statements of Iran's diplomatic missions Uzbekistan summoned Mohammad Ali Eskandari, Iran's ambassador in Tashkent, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and delivered a note of protest to Tehran following the publication of materials by several Iranian diplomatic missions according to which the historical monuments of Samarkand are part of "Iranian-Islamic civilization". ▫ According to the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, these materials were evaluated as a "one-sided interpretation with political goals" of the historical and cultural heritage of Samarkand. ▫ This statement emphasizes that diplomatic missions should not politicize historical and cultural issues. Iran was also asked to remove the published material. v.aa.com.tr.

Uzbekistan summoned Tehran's ambassador in protest over the statements of Iran's diplomatic missions Uzbekistan summoned Mohammad Ali Eskandari, Iran's ambassador in Tashkent, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and delivered a note of protest to Tehran following the publication of materials by several Iranian diplomatic missions according to which the historical monuments of Samarkand are part of "Iranian-Islamic civilization". ▫ According to the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, these materials were evaluated as a "one-sided interpretation with political goals" of the historical and cultural heritage of Samarkand. ▫ This statement emphasizes that diplomatic missions should not politicize historical and cultural issues. Iran was also asked to remove the published material. v.aa.com.tr.