Tehran, YJC. FM Spokeswoman has said Iran would rather engage in mutual cooperation with Arab states.
Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham blasted statements made at the 130th conference of the foreign ministers of the Cooperation Councilfor the Arab States of theGulf laying claim on 3 Iranian islands.
Afkham asserted that the three
islands of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs have belonged to Iran and
will continue to do so, calling the Arab claims cliché.
The spokeswoman also
rejected accusations of Iran interfering in the affairs of Bahrain.
"The Islamic Republic of
Iran’s main policy on neighbor countries is concerned with good neighborliness,
mutual respect, and avoiding interference with the domestic affairs of other
countries. The Cooperation Council’s claim in relating the Bahrain crisis to others
is indicative of the Bahraini statesmen’s confused ideas about the people’s rightful
demands and is aimed at diverging the public mind from the realities going on
inside the country.”
"Under current
circumstances, if the Cooperation Council considers constructive, sensible, and
caring approaches to internal affairs and foreign relations, it will gain
better results in solving the member states’ problems as well as in terms of
foreign relations. The Islamic Republic of Iran also is ready to render all
sorts of constructive cooperation and to boost cooperation as based on mutual
goodwill.”