TEHRAN - (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Saturday that Iran had given a "limited number" of drones to Russia months before the start of the conflict in Ukraine.

The official Iranian News Agency (IRNA) quoted Amir Abdollahian as saying, on the sidelines of the first meeting of the national coordinators of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations, which kicked off in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Saturday, "The drones we provided to Russia date back to months." Before the war in Ukraine, and if it is proven to us that Russia used Iranian drones in the war against Ukraine, we will not remain without a reaction.

"We agreed with the Ukrainian foreign minister that if they have any documents showing that Russia has used Iranian drones in Ukraine, they should provide it to us," said Iran's top diplomat.

The Iranian foreign minister's remarks came after Ukraine and Western countries such as the United States accused Tehran in recent weeks of exporting suicide drones to Moscow for use in the conflict in Ukraine.

On Saturday, Amir Abdollahian also rejected the Western "media fuss" about the delivery of Iranian missiles to Russia, saying that "what they said about the missiles is completely wrong."

Amir Abdollahian renewed Iran's position on resolving the Russian-Ukrainian crisis and called for political dialogue between the concerned countries.

It should be noted that the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations, which was established in March 2021, consists of 19 countries with the aim of preserving, promoting and defending the Charter of the United Nations.