Reuters reported on the summoning of the Iranian ambassador by the EU diplomatic agency

The European External Relations Service has summoned the Iranian ambassador to the European Union (EU) because of the protests in the republic. This was reported by the Reuters news agency on January 13, citing an EU representative.

"On Tuesday, the European Diplomatic Service summoned the Iranian Ambassador to the European Union," the publication says.

At the same time, the press service of the diplomatic department has not yet published information about the summoning of the diplomatic representative.

In addition, the Iranian ambassador was summoned by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Department in the social network X (ex. Twitter) called on Tehran to stop its actions against the protesters.

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The head of the European Diplomacy, Kaya Kallas, said at a press conference during her visit to Germany on the same day that the EU actively supports participants in mass anti-government protests in Iran. At the same time, she noted that Europe does not expect the fall of the Iranian government. According to her, the decision to change the state system should be made by the Iranian people.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on January 13 that Russia strongly condemns disruptive external interference in Iran's internal affairs. In her opinion, those who plan to repeat the escalation in the summer of 2025 should understand the harmful consequences of such actions.

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