TEHRAN (Iran News) Highlighting the active and pioneering role of women in Iran’s comprehensive development, Marzieh Afkham condemned the resolution as biased.

“The clear trend of increasing social participation and dynamic presence of women in various social, economic, and political fields, supported by growing statistics and accurate documentation, reflect the realities of contemporary Iranian society,” she added.

“Biased resolutions like this cannot distort or ignore the positive trajectory of women’s and girls’ involvement in the Islamic of Republic Iran,” she noted, the Foreign Ministry’s website reported.

Afkham then pointed to the global public anger, especially in the European societies, over their governments’ continued support for a regime accused of crimes against humanity and genocide, with innocent women and children in Gaza forming the majority of the casualties.

“Unfortunately, the European Parliament, which considers itself a symbol of democracy and a reflection of the concerns of the European people, has turned a blind eye to public protests against the dark record of the apartheid regime of Israel and the violation of the rights of the oppressed Palestinian people and continues to follow a biased, dual, and political approach,” she said.

She decried the political motives of the initiators and drafters of such unfounded and one-sided resolutions, saying, “The European Parliament’s deliberate efforts to misrepresent Iran’s social developments are repetitive and going down the wrong path.”

In order to maintain credibility and respect for their own people, the European institutions should reflect the true demands of public opinion in Europe by condemning and protesting the organized killing of innocent Palestinian women and children and pushing for the cessation of crimes and punishment of the Zionist regime’s leaders, Afkham underlined.

The Iranian team sits 63rd in the ranking released on Sunday.

China remained top of the table, followed by the USA, Brazil, Italy, and Turkey.

Asian teams Japan and South Korea are seventh and 10th in the world ranking.