El-Hujeilan: Gulf states wish for cooperation with Iran

The secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jamil El-Hujeilan stated that GCC member states, including the United Arab Emirates, seek to establish tighter relations with Iran, but Iran must help solve the dispute over the sovereignty of three Gulf islands with the UAE.

He said Iran knows that the position of the GCC states toward the three Islands occupied by Iran is unchanging, and the council wanted this time to give a chance for a diplomatic solution instead of slogans.

Hujeilan revealed that a committee from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and the GCC secretary general was formed to start discussions and negotiations regarding the three islands.