Iran for strengthening mutual confidence with Gulf states

Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi has asserted the importance of strengthening exchanged confidence between the countries of the Gulf region in order to achieve security and regional cooperation.

In statements aired on Monday in Tehran, the Iranian foreign minister added that several stages should pass in order to achieve security cooperation among countries of this region, adding that one of these stages is to strengthen confidence and strengthen economic and cultural cooperation.

Kharazi expressed Iran's readiness to cooperate militarily and on the security cooperation with all countries of the region. He added that Iran's common objective is to establish peace and security and that joint cooperation between the countries of the Gulf region is the sole way to ensure regional security.