‘We are not out with discrimination against Muslims. We are not out on Islamophobia. There is an indirect link also with a form of what we call more xenophobia,’ says director of Interfederal Centre for Equal Opportunities
“The Israeli call for the evacuation of the citizens and refugees of Rafah, and the announced invasion, will lead to massacre,” Deputy Prime Minister Petra De Sutter said on X. “Belgium is working on further sanctions against (Israel).”
According to sources from Belgium’s Foreign Ministry, the country decided to submit to the Court its interpretation of Article 2 of the 1948 UN Genocide Convention, which defines the crime of genocide.
Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib has hailed Islamic Republic of Iran over cooperation to release European prisoners and voiced readiness for expansion of ties with Iran.
In the telephone call between Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi and Alexander De Croo the Prime Minister of Belgium, the latest status of judicial interactions and cooperation between the two countries and ways to speed up the implementation of relevant agreements were discussed.
In this conversation, Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, referring to the historical relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Belgium, expressed hope that the ties between the two countries will expand further by focusing on constructive and effective solutions.
In response to the phone call of the Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on Wednesday noon, Ebrahim Raisi said that the two countries had developed their diplomatic relations based on the principles of mutual respect and mutual benefit, saying, "The Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes efforts to strengthen and expand relations between Tehran and ...