Iran summons the Norwegian ambassador for “interfering” comments by the president of Parliament

Nov. 7 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned the Norwegian ambassador, Sigvald Hauge, on Monday to protest the recent statements by the President of Parliament, Masud Gharahjani, during an interview on November 5 with the television channel Iran International.

Hauge has been received by the director general of Western Europe in Tehran where his condemnation and “strong” rejection of these statements have been transferred to him for being “interference in the internal affairs of Iran”, according to a statement from the Ministry collected by the news agency. mehr news.

“Young people in Iran risk their lives for the same freedom and democracy that we have in my country Norway. They demand justice and democracy and are answered with bullets and violence. I will continue to be your voice!” Gharahjani said after hearing the news in his Twitter profile, adding that he defends “democracy, freedom and human rights”.

Gharahjani addressed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, directly, assuring during the interview that he has been in power for “44 years”, and stressing that “a good Muslim does not kill youth” or “kill his own people”. “.

Hauge has already been summoned on at least one other occasion when the president of the Norwegian Parliament made comments in favor of the cessation of violence in Iran in the context of the protests over the death of the young Mahsa Amini.