Iran–Yugoslavia relations
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Iran–Yugoslavia relations were historical foreign relations between
History
Historical inter-state relations developed before the establishment of the formal bilateral relations and even before the
At the time of the
Formal diplomatic relations between Iran and Yugoslavia were established in 1945.[3] President of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito attended the 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire in 1971 which was one of his four visits to the country.[3][1] Mohammad Reza Pahlavi visited Yugoslavia in 1960 and 1973.[1]
Iran was one of the main Yugoslav trade partners in Asia and reached up to 800 million USD annually, volume which dropped significantly after the breakup of Yugoslavia.[4][5] Sadegh Ghotbzadeh Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran attended the state funeral of Josip Broz Tito in 1980. Yugoslav foreign policy, with its prominent role in the Non-Aligned Movement, perceived Iran–Iraq War to be highly delicate issue due to conflicting national and multilateral interests and values. Yugoslav Federal Secretary of Foreign Affairs became unusually silent on the issue as it was clear to Belgrade that Iraq was the aggressor but due to pressure from the Yugoslav People's Army circles was not ready to condemned Saddam Hussein.[6] At the time Iraq was the biggest Yugoslav trade partner in the Third World with around 16,000 Yugoslavs citizens in the country.[6] Ali Khamenei visited Belgrade in February 1989.[1]
See also
- Foreign relations of Iran
- Foreign relations of Yugoslavia
- Yugoslavia and the Non-Aligned Movement
- World War II in Yugoslavia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina–Iran relations
- Croatia–Iran relations
- Iran–Serbia relations
References
- ^ a b c d Borislav Karkodelović. "Обележавање 80. година дипломатских односа Београда и Техерана". Kuća dobrih vesti. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- SUNY. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ a b Jelena Maksimović (9 January 2020). "Iran i Srbija: Odnosi srdačni, ali skromni uz izvesne diplomatske usluge". BBC. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ Bojana Stojanovic (27 February 2018). "Sporazum o slobodnoj trgovini omogućio bi bolju ekonomsku saradnju". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ a b Tvrtko Jakovina. "Yugoslavia on the International Scene: The Active Coexistence of Non-Aligned Yugoslavia". YU historija. Retrieved 20 February 2021.