Gribabadi: Qatar and Pakistan are still active in mediating between Iran and the US/Iran and Qatar's talks continue to provide a basis for understanding/the Caspian Sea is not the property of foreign countries.
Kazem Garibabadi, Deputy Minister of Legal and International Affairs, said in a special interview for the news:
In the field of land borders, apart from the issue of the naval blockade imposed by America and the issue of the Strait of Hormuz, which we also closed, Iran's land borders with the neighboring countries still stand.
Our borders with Iraq, Turkey and Pakistan are active. In the north of the country Iran borders with Turkmenistan, Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan. Of course, sometimes technical problems may arise at one or two border points and the border remains closed for two, three or four days, but after the problem is solved, the situation returns to normal. Therefore, we interact with all these countries at high levels.
The situation is the same in the air sector. Iran's flights to Iraq and Turkey are established. Of course some restrictions were set; For example, we currently have no direct flights to Baghdad, but there are still flights to Najaf. In the north of the country and on the shore of the Caspian Sea we also fly with one of the countries of the region. Therefore, in the field of flights, the Americans were not able to achieve their goals, and this issue is a result of the interactions we had with the countries of the region.
Regarding the coastal countries of the Caspian Sea, it should be noted that Iran and Russia have a common policy in this area. The five states of the Caspian coast have a treaty called "Treaty on the Legal Regime of the Caspian Sea". This convention has not yet been fully implemented and the Islamic Republic of Iran has also signed it, but not ratified it. However, one of the important issues and provisions of this treaty is that the coastal states should not allow foreign countries to enter the Caspian Sea. Although this treaty has not yet entered into force, other countries that have ratified it should not take actions contrary to its spirit and provisions. This subject in some way creates a commitment to those countries.
🔹 I also raised this issue in a conversation with the Russian ambassador. The Russians are completely opposed to the presence of foreign countries in the Caspian Sea. Among other things, America wants to promote its economic policy against Iran with the help of the coastal countries. Of course, we believe that this issue can be an excuse for America to expand its penetration into the Caspian Sea region.
We have forwarded these warnings to the coastal countries of the Caspian Sea. Also, the foreign minister of our country sent a message to his colleagues in the countries of the Caspian coast and discussed these issues with them. Therefore, we are still in contact with these countries and raise the necessary warnings. Our emphasis is that the Caspian Sea is not the property of foreign countries, but the security, defense, military, economic, commercial and environmental property of its coastal countries. We hope that America will not be able to advance its sanctions policy against Iran through these countries.
But regarding mediation, I must say that Qatar is still one of the active mediators between Iran and America.
Pakistan is also active in this field. In fact, the mutual relations between Iran and Qatar are still ongoing and further contacts are being held between the two countries.
The Qataris are monitoring the issue to see how the ground needed to reach an understanding can be provided. They are in contact with both the Islamic Republic of Iran and the American side.