Iran on Arab Gulf states security talks
Gulf-Iran, Politics, 7/2/2007

Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said today that regional countries should provide the Persian Gulf region with security and stability.

Speaking to reporters and asked about relations between Iran and the littoral states of the Persian Gulf region, Mottaki said the ties have always been friendly and in the current situation they enjoy progressive and suitable cooperation.

He underlined, "The most important factor in progress and prosperity of the region is the provision of security of the Persian Gulf with the cooperation of regional countries." Calling for more exchange of views among regional states, he noted that Iran has repeatedly expressed its readiness to cooperate with the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in different political, economic and security fields.

"We have raised our proposal on creating a joint defense treaty in meetings with officials of Saudi Arabia at the Arab League Summit in Saudi Arabia as well as other visits to the GCC officials, and they welcomed the proposal," he said.

Such cooperation will benefit regional nations and will be effective in global developments, he said, adding that regional countries should hinder the intervention of foreign states in the region aimed at fomenting suspicions, differences and tensions to deteriorate security.

Turning to Iran's stance towards developments in Iraq, he said that Tehran has always adopted transparent attitude in this respect and supported the legitimate government, helped political process, underlined the need for preserving territorial integrity and withdrawal of foreign forces, thanks to believing in establishment of security and stability in Iraq.

Mottaki further noted that the GCC states repeatedly supported Iran's right to attain peaceful nuclear technology, adding Arab states underlined the need for obtaining nuclear know-how in the last year GCC summit.

"Iran has more and again expressed its readiness to put its precious experiences at disposal of other countries," he said, adding, "Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal proposed to form a nuclear consortium between Iran and GCC member states, which was welcomed."

Iranian Head of Majlis Commission on National Security and Foreign Policy Alaeddin Boroujerdi in a meeting with the Head of Italian Senate Commission on Foreign Policy Lamberto Dini here on Saturday warned that creating any kind of crisis in the Persian Gulf region would have undesirable consequences for the whole world.

According to Majlis Media Department report, Boroujerdi called Persian Gulf a sensitive region which is related to the world economy and said, "Iran's policy is to establish tranquility and to solve region's crises, especially crises in Afghanistan and Iraq." Referring to the importance of stability and tranquility in Iraq and explaining Iran's measures in this concern, including admitting direct talks with the USA, Boroujerdi said the continuation of security crisis in Iraq comes from close cooperation of the remaining members of the Baath Party with terrorist network of Al-Qaida and support of some of regional countries.

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