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Closer cooperation will guarantee regional security: Iran's FM
MANAMA, Dec. 12 (MNA) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has called for the establishment of a political-economic power base in the Persian Gulf region.
In his address to the 6th IISS Regional Security Summit -- The Manama Dialogue on Saturday in the Bahraini capital, he highlighted the strategic, geopolitical, and economic role the Persian Gulf littoral states play in the world economy, saying that through strengthening political and economic ties, these countries can emerge as a powerful bloc that can dominate the world market.
Mottaki called the major powers’ double-standard and interfering policies toward the Middle East the major cause of insecurity in the Persian Gulf region and called on all regional countries participating in the conference to agree to the expansion of “political and economic ties in order to reduce tension and resolve security problems in the region.”
He said Iran is ready to negotiate with other Persian Gulf states to establish closer and more constructive ties in order to establish lasting security in the region.
He went on to say that the 12 proposals Iran presented at the 2007 Doha summit were the best and most comprehensive strategies for the promotion of cooperation among regional states.
At the 28th Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) summit, which was held in Doha in 2007, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad submitted 12 proposals meant to “reinforce brotherly ties” and “promote cooperation” among Persian Gulf littoral states.
The Iranian foreign minister stated that the presence of foreign forces in the region, military conflicts, massacres of innocent people, drug smuggling, terrorist activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, the efforts to foment ethnic and sectarian discord, and the Zionist regime’s continued aggression against the Palestinians are the major challenges to regional security.
He singled out Israel as the main cause of insecurity in the region, saying that the Zionist regime’s actions have proven that it is a threat to regional and international peace and security.
Expressing concern over the Yemen conflict, the Iranian foreign minister said, “There is no military solution to the crisis… it should be settled peacefully through dialogue and negotiations.”
The military operations have only added fuel to the fire of the conflict, he noted.
Mottaki also said Tehran respects the territorial integrity of Yemen and wants to see a secure and developed Yemen.
In his address to the 6th IISS Regional Security Summit -- The Manama Dialogue on Saturday in the Bahraini capital, he highlighted the strategic, geopolitical, and economic role the Persian Gulf littoral states play in the world economy, saying that through strengthening political and economic ties, these countries can emerge as a powerful bloc that can dominate the world market.
Mottaki called the major powers’ double-standard and interfering policies toward the Middle East the major cause of insecurity in the Persian Gulf region and called on all regional countries participating in the conference to agree to the expansion of “political and economic ties in order to reduce tension and resolve security problems in the region.”
He said Iran is ready to negotiate with other Persian Gulf states to establish closer and more constructive ties in order to establish lasting security in the region.
He went on to say that the 12 proposals Iran presented at the 2007 Doha summit were the best and most comprehensive strategies for the promotion of cooperation among regional states.
At the 28th Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) summit, which was held in Doha in 2007, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad submitted 12 proposals meant to “reinforce brotherly ties” and “promote cooperation” among Persian Gulf littoral states.
The Iranian foreign minister stated that the presence of foreign forces in the region, military conflicts, massacres of innocent people, drug smuggling, terrorist activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, the efforts to foment ethnic and sectarian discord, and the Zionist regime’s continued aggression against the Palestinians are the major challenges to regional security.
He singled out Israel as the main cause of insecurity in the region, saying that the Zionist regime’s actions have proven that it is a threat to regional and international peace and security.
Expressing concern over the Yemen conflict, the Iranian foreign minister said, “There is no military solution to the crisis… it should be settled peacefully through dialogue and negotiations.”
The military operations have only added fuel to the fire of the conflict, he noted.
Mottaki also said Tehran respects the territorial integrity of Yemen and wants to see a secure and developed Yemen.
