Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi said on Saturday that Tehran "regrets" to see Group of Eight foreign ministers' interference in its internal affairs, local Press TV reported.

Qashqavi said that despite the remarks made by the G8, Iran's presidential election was held in a "competitive and free atmosphere," Press TV reported.

"The 85 percent turnout (in the election) means Iranians trust the country's electoral mechanisms," Qashqavi was quoted as saying.

He also condemned the remarks of President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Poettering, who has offered to lead a mission of EU lawmakers to Iran to probe possible "frauds" following a disputed June 12 presidential election.

Poettering's remarks came at a time "when Iran's Guardian Council has not completed looking into the complaints yet," Qashqavi said.

G8 foreign ministers said in the statement Friday that "We deplore post-electoral violence which led to the loss of lives of Iranian civilians and urge Iran to respect fundamental human rights including freedom of expression."

On June 13, Iran's Interior Minister Sadeq Mahsouli announced that incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won 62.63 percent of the total ballots, while his main rival Mir-Hossein Mousavi got 33.75 percent.

The other two candidates, former parliament speaker Mehdi Karroubi and former Revolutionary Guards Chief Mohsen Rezaei, each got less than 2 percent of the total ballots.

After the official declaration, all the three defeated candidates filed complaints over irregularities in the election, while Mousavi and Karroubi have demanded an annulment of the election.

Rezaei withdrew his complaint to the Guardian Council over presidential election results on Wednesday.

(Xinhua News Agency June 28, 2009)