The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned Austria’s diplomatic representative in Iran to protest Austria’s refusal to issue a visa to Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said, APA reports.
According to him, Mohammad Eslami was due to deliver a speech at the 70th session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna.
“Vienna’s refusal to issue a visa under pressure from Washington does not absolve Austria of responsibility for this action,” the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson emphasized.