Tehran, YJC. Shamkhani has said the destruction of the economic infrastructures of Iraq and Syria by terrorists and airstrikes by a US-led coalitino hinders growth in Islamic countries.
Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security
Council, made the remarks while in a meeting with Adel Abdel Mehdi, Iraqi Oil
Minister, in Tehran on Tuesday.
Pointing to the vast opportunities for bilateral and
multilateral economic cooperation between Iran and Iraq, as well as its impact
on improving the political and security situation in the region, the Iranian politician
emphasized innovative approaches based on the regional countries’ domestic
capabilities.
He further said that the fall in oil prices is likely to
lead to a greater focus by oil-producing countries on reforming their economic
mechanism and reducing dependency on oil outcomes.
Based on the Islamic Reputlic’s strategy of Resistance
Economy, the country, in addition to immunizing itself against unjust
sanctions, will move towards the expansion of economic power through
cooperation with neighbor states and reduction of oil influence on political
behavior, the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council added.
Shamkhani reiterated that destruction of Iraq and Syria’s economic
infrastructure by terrorists and the US-led coalition has been an action to
inhibit and hinder growth in Islamic countries.