And now after some protests in Khuzestan Province over the shortage of water, these bodies have started crying foul against Iran by accusing the Islamic Revolution of Iran of violence and violation of human rights.

Reacting to one of these “nonsenses”, the foreign ministry spokesman of Iran dismissed the meddlesome and politically-motivated remarks by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on the recent incidents in the country’s Khuzestan Province, saying her words are more like a “political statement with hostile literature” than the remarks of an international human rights official.

Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Saturday that the UN rights chief’s statement was “regrettable” in terms of the extent of its invalidity which has been intermingled with false accusations and incorrect information.

“The leveled allegations, regardless of extensive efforts by [the Iranian] administration, judicial, security and media officials to alleviate the sufferings of the people of this province and resolve the existing problems, are the most important evidence of the politicization and invalidity of the statement,” Khatibzadeh added.

He emphasized that Bachelet’s statement was much like a political declaration with hostile literature rather than remarks made by an international human rights official.

In an interventionist statement, the UN high commissioner for human rights on Friday called on the Iranian authorities to concentrate on taking urgent action to address the chronic water shortage in the province of Khuzestan, rather than using excessive force and widespread arrests to crush the protests about the situation.

“The impact of the devastating water crisis on life, health and prosperity of the people of Khuzestan should be the focus of the Government’s attention, not the protests carried out by people driven to desperation by years of neglect,” said Bachelet.

Khatibzadeh rejected the UN rights chief’s “unprofessional and spiteful” remarks about management of the country’s water resources which he said were neither within the purview of the official, nor the body under her responsibility to make any comment on the issue.

“The water crisis in Khuzestan is the outcome of a series of natural phenomena, particularly this year’s drought, and is also one of the consequences of unilateral coercive measures imposed on our country, which have prevented the transfer of technology and investment in the water sector in Khuzestan,” the Iranian spokesman said.

He criticized Bachelet for refusing so far to condemn the “illegal sanctions imposed by the United States against the Iranian people which have led to violation of several fundamental human rights of this honorable nation,” saying she has just made few short statements in this regard.

It seems that the UN rights body is making efforts to sow discord among the united Iranian nation in line with the political agenda of a few certain countries that harbor grudge against Iranians, Khatibzadeh said, adding that they are the very countries that abuse the noble concept of human rights and are the main supporters of politically-tainted inhumane resolutions against Iran in the Human Rights Council and the UN General Assembly.

Khatibzadeh reiterated the Islamic Republic’s respect for the right of its citizens to peaceful gatherings and said high-ranking Iranian officials have recognized the problem of water shortage in Khuzestan.

On Friday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said the grievances are valid, noting that the people’s complaints should have been addressed before to prevent them from being upset over the situation.

Ayatollah Khamenei hailed the people of the border province as “loyal and selfless” and said they remained on the “forefront” during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s.

The Leader urged the authorities to seriously follow the demands of the people.

Ayatollah Khamenei cautioned the people against playing into the hands of trouble-makers, noting that, “The enemy seeks to use everything against the [Islamic] Revolution, the country and the interests of the people; therefore, care must be taken not to give it an excuse.”

So it is better for the western bodies not to meddle biasedly in the domestic affairs of the countries, and if they want to do so, they are better to take action against the inhumane sanctions which are imposed by the Western states against the nations.

The Islamic Republic of Iran and the nation will not bow down to the aliens’ pressure and the country can resolve their problems by itself if some infiltrators among the nation who act in favor of the enemies let it happen.

Iranians through the history have shown that they will not bow down to aliens’ meddling and pressures and aliens are better to find another place for sowing discord for dictating their own will as this proverb says, “You want a thing done, do it yourself.”

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Under the framework of the mentioned MOU, the companies, namely Sirang Tejarat Iranian (STI) and Hamoun Nayze Company (Hanyco), are going to cooperate for promoting the exports of various water industry items including cast iron pipes and fittings and electric cast iron bases to Eurasia and CIS countries.

The signing ceremony of the MOU was attended by senior officials including the Head of the Iranian Electrical Power Equipment Manufacturing and Provision Company (known as SATKAB) Mohammad-Vali Alaedini and the Head of Iran-Russia Joint Chamber of Commerce Hadi Tizhoush.

Iran and Eurasian Economic Union reached a free trade agreement in October 2018 based on which about 862 commodity items were subjected to preferential tariffs.

The interim agreement enabling the formation of a free trade area between Iran and the EAEU was signed on May 17, 2018, and officially came into force on October 27, 2019.

EAEU is a very important market in the region and the development of trade ties with the members of this union is of high significance for the Islamic Republic.

The free trade agreement between Iran and this union has laid the ground for the expansion of trade ties between the two sides.

The agreement with the bloc has increased Iran’s exports to the EAEU member states significantly, which is a turning point for the Islamic Republic’s plans for boosting non-oil exports during the U.S. sanctions.

Earlier this month, Tehran hosted Iran’s first exclusive Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) exhibition, which was a platform to showcase the trade capabilities of the EAEU members and their Iranian counterparts.

Over 30 companies from Russia, 30 companies from Kyrgyzstan, more than 10 companies from Armenia, more than 10 companies from Kazakhstan, and some companies from Belarus participated in the four-day exhibition which was held during July 9-12.

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