President Pezeshkian, who is visiting New York to participate in the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, met and held talks with Charles Michel on Monday and expressed the views and stances of the Islamic Republic regarding different issues.
The head of the Council of Europe, referring to his meeting said that he emphasized the importance of dialogue to prevent the escalation of tensions in the region.
According to IRNA's Tuesday morning report, Michel published a post on his X social network about his meeting with the Iranian president on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
He wrote that he mentioned the concern of the European Union about Iran's involvement in the Ukraine conflict, a claim Iranian authorities have rejected repeatedly.
The discussion on Iran’s nuclear was one of the other issues that, according to Michel, he raised during the meeting with Pezeshkian.
Earlier on Monday, members of The Elders had a meeting with Pezeshkian at his residence in New York.
The Elders is an international non-governmental organization comprised of public figures recognized as senior statesmen, peace activists, and human rights advocates.
In addition, the Iranian President held a separate meeting with senior American media executives in New York.
Executives and senior correspondents from various media outlets, including NBC, ABC News, CNN, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, The Associated Press, Reuters, and France-Press participated in the meeting.
They were raising various questions about Iran, regional and international issues and the Iranian president answered each question frankly and sincerely, addressing some of their anti-Iranian claims as well.
Pezeshkian arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday night and was welcomed by several Iranian diplomats, including Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who had arrived in New York on Friday night.
During his 3-day stay in New York, the Iranian president is scheduled to meet with a number of world leaders, officials of other countries, religious figures, media personnel, and Iranian expatriates.
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