March 23 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Government of Iran has expressed this Thursday its desire that the agreement recently signed with Saudi Arabia to normalize their bilateral relations “plays an effective role” in promoting stability and peace in the Persian Gulf.
The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Naser Kanani, has applauded the statement of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (CCG) in support of the agreement between Tehran and Riyadh and has stressed that he hopes that it supports “stability, peace and development” and “promote dialogue-oriented positions” in the region.
Likewise, he reiterated his gratitude to China, Iraq and Oman for their mediating role in the talks process and stressed that “the support of the regional countries is a sign of the determination of the neighbors when it comes to promoting diplomatic initiatives to regional level”, according to a statement published by the Iranian Foreign Ministry through its website.
“Based on its principled political and strategic vision, Iran always regards interaction and cooperation with its neighbors as the best way to solve regional problems and welcomes positive initiatives in developing good-neighborly relations.” and international principles and standards”, he stressed.
Finally, he has played down the concerns shown by the GCC about the Iranian nuclear program and stressed that Tehran “is very familiar with its international responsibilities and obligations and has always respected them.” In this sense, he stressed that in relation to its nuclear program, Iran “interacts and communicates with all the relevant parties.”
Kanani’s words came hours after a telephone conversation between the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iran, Faisal bin Farhan al Saud and Hosein Amirabdolahian, respectively, in which they discussed the situation of bilateral relations and agreed to meet ” soon,” according to Riyadh.
Tehran and Riyadh severed diplomatic relations in 2016 following an attack on Saudi missions in Iran by protesters calling for a halt to the execution of Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr and are indirectly engaged through the war in Yemen, where Riyadh backs the Yemeni government. while Tehran does the same with the Huthi insurgency.
