On Monday evening, Ayatollah Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi talked with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres over phone and in response to his appreciation for Iran's goodwill and action in releasing two of the security prisoners in Iran, and said, "This is a proof of goodwill and the interactive approach of the Islamic Republic of Iran is to solve issues and problems".
In response to the UN Secretary General's wish for the extension and continuation of the ceasefire in Yemen, the President also stated, "Iran has always emphasised on lifting the blockade and establishing a ceasefire in Yemen and trying to resolve the crisis through Yemeni-Yemeni dialogues and understanding without foreign interference in this country, and your colleagues at the United Nations confirm this".
Addressing the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ayatollah Raisi added, "I hope that with your efforts, Saudi Arabia will fulfill its commitments to stop the attacks on Yemen and will be persuaded to solve the problems of this country with the participation of the Yemenis themselves to let the people of Yemen determine their own future".
Ayatollah Raisi emphasised that the Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to use its diverse and effective capacities to solve regional and global issues.
In this telephone conversation, Mr Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations, while appreciating the good opinion and humanitarian and interactive approach of the Islamic Republic of Iran in solving regional and global issues, mentioned his meeting with the President on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly and said, "It was a great honor for me to host you. In that meeting, we had important discussions, and I understood the concerns of the Islamic Republic regarding global issues very well".
The Secretary General of the United Nations assured the President of Iran that he will use all his efforts to persuade Saudi Arabia to stop attacks on Yemen and to try to resolve the crisis through dialogue between different Yemeni groups.
Guterres stated, "I hope we can create a new political structure in a region that has a special and ancient place in human civilisation with the participation of Iran, which has a history of several thousand years of civilisation".