A senior Iranian army commander on Saturday discouraged the European states from what he called “meddling” with Iran’s missile program, semi-official Fars news agency reported.

“As the Islamic Republic of Iran has stated before, it does not accept to negotiate over its missile issues,” Deputy Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, Brigadier General Massoud Jazzayeri, said.

“We are against any talks with the foreign sides on this issue,” Jazzayeri was quoted as saying.

There is no international convention or agreement to put restrictions on missile production and development by the states, he said, adding that “therefore, we strictly advise and notify all sides to stay away from this issue.”

He also dismissed the United States and some European states’ demands for talks with Iran on the regional issues, specially Syria, and said such demands are “illegal” and “illegitimate.”

Jazzayeri made the remarks after Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Thursday blasted the recent remarks by US President Donald Trump against the IRGC and Iran’s missile program.

Trump suggested that the Iranian missiles might be used for carrying a nuclear warhead, the allegations which Iran has rejected.