Germany summons Iranian ambassador

The Iranian ambassador in Berlin has been summoned to the German Foreign Ministry, Report informs citing the foreign media.

"The Iranian ambassador has been summoned. I cannot provide further information on this matter," a Foreign Ministry official said.

At the end of November, the German ambassador in Tehran was summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry over Berlin's initiative to hold a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council due to protests in Iran.

As a result of the meeting, a fact-finding commission was established in connection with the violence against protesters in Iran, which resulted in the death of at least 300 people. 25 countries voted in favour, six against, 16 abstained.

Prior to this, the UNHRC adopted a resolution establishing an international mission to investigate human rights violations during the protests in Iran.