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News ID: 44201
Publish Date : 15 September 2017 - 22:03

Foreign Ministry Dismisses Arab League Statement



TEHRAN (Dispatches) – Iran has dismissed an Arab League statement against the Islamic Republic, denouncing it as blatant interference in the internal affairs of other countries.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi rejected the final statement of the Arab League during the Cairo summit as well as claims made by Kuwaiti and Emirati representatives against Iran’s sovereignty over the three Persian Gulf islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa.
"Such stances are rooted in political motives and a lack of understanding of the historical realities,” Qasemi said.
"Given the tense atmosphere of the Arab Leagues meeting (Tuesday), it seems that repetition of such threadbare charges is aimed at distracting the public opinion from the realities on the ground.”
Qasemi warned that such inappropriate stances by Arab states would only "widen the gaps between regional countries and delay purposeful regional cooperation.”
"The principled policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran toward the Persian Gulf littoral states is to observe good neighborliness, mutual respect and non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries, and to take into account the historical and legal realities and the current sensitive conditions of the region.”