TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, Vassily Alekseevich Nebenzia said that dialogue among countries is a solution to the existing crises in the Middle East region.

Speaking in a session of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Wed. with a focus on “Situation in the Middle East and Palestine”, he said that dialogue among countries is the solution to Middle East’s crisis.

He censured the US terrorist act in assassinating Iran’s top commander Lt. Gen. Soleimani and his companions in Iraq on Jan. 3 and termed the US terrorist act as a step toward weakening security and stability in the region. 

“Russia calls on all parties to exercise self-restraint,” he stressed.

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