MOSCOW, April 10. /TASS/. Moscow calls on all the participants in the talks on Iran that are due to take place in Pakistan to demonstrate a responsible approach and refrain from any actions that could derail them, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on the situation in the Middle East.
"We call on all parties to the announced talks in Pakistan to show a responsible approach and avoid any actions that could upend this chance," it said.
The ministry underscored that talks open up an opportunity for settling the crisis in the Gulf region. "Most of the world countries support this process and hope for the success of the talks between the United States and Iran are set to begin in Islamabad with the mediation of our Pakistani friends," it noted. "However, regrettably, there are forces that are slowing down the progress toward peace, wittingly or unwittingly creating obstacles along this way."
"In particular, those who unleashed aggression against Iran, and now accuse it of problems related to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, must not gloss over how events actually unfolded, and the fact that before February 28, this important water artery was functioning without interruption," the ministry pointed out.
