SNSC secretary stresses importance of regional security

Tehran, Jan 9, IRNA – Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili said on Saturday that regional security paves the way for durable development.

In a meeting with visiting Bahraini Parliament Speaker Khalifa al-Dhahrani, he voiced Tehran’s readiness to cooperate with all its neighboring states to help boost regional security.

On Iran’s nuclear strategy, Jalili said Tehran believes in “peaceful nuclear energy for all and nuclear weapons for no one”.

Underlining the need for nuclear disarmament throughout the globe, he announced the Islamic Republic’s readiness to cooperate with all its neighbors to that end.

For his part, al-Dhahrani voiced his country’s support for Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities and called for expansion of all-out ties between the two countries.

Referring to various cultural and historical commonalities shared by the two countries, he announced Bahrain’s interest to make use of Iran’s valuable experiences in various fields.

Al-Dhahrani arrived in Tehran on Wednesday on a five-day official visit at the invitation of his Iranian counterpart Ali Larijani.