TEHRAN, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday criticized the recent "conclusions" of the Council of the European Union on a number of issues related to Iran.
"It is unacceptable to link the implementation of the INSTEX (Instrument In Support of Trade Exchanges), which is part of JCPOA-related commitments, to the requirements of institutions such as FATF (Financial Action Task Force)," the ministry said in a statement.
JCPOA, short for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, is the international agreement on Iran's nuclear program reached in 2015.
Iran's missile program is "only defensive, deterrent and home-grown, and this issue has never been included in the agenda of our talks with other countries," the statement noted.
As for Iran's regional role, the country always supports dialogue, interaction and political solutions for settling regional crises, it added.
On Monday, the EU Council released "conclusions" regarding Iran-related issues, which pointed to EU's commitment to honoring the nuclear deal with Iran and a regret about the re-imposition of U.S. sanctions against Tehran.
However, the conclusions expressed concerns about Iran's alleged role in regional tensions, its controversial ballistic missile program and the "hostile activities that Iran has conducted on the territory of several EU member states."
