Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani called for goodwill and compromise to settle the “family differences” in a landmark trip to the United Arab Emirate (UAE).
Shamkhani met Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan the President of the UAE.
As he met UAE National Security Adviser Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Shamkhani stressed that cooperation needs to replace hostilities to meet the existing challenges which do not benefit any regional party.
The top Iranian official reaffirmed the unshakable strategy of Iran’s foreign policy that favors collective, constant and constructive cooperation with neighbors.
“In order to find a way out of the existing challenges, whose continuation does not benefit any country in the region, cooperation and convergence must replace hostility and divergence,” Tasnim news agency quoted Shamkhani as saying.
Describing regional states as the members of a big family with a common fate, Shamkhani emphasized that family differences should be resolved through dialogue, goodwill and compromise, so that all countries would move toward a strong and developed region with concerted collaboration.
He warned that discord and mistrust among the Gulf countries are a major obstacle to economic development in the region and an objective pursued by extra-regional enemies.
“It is necessary to prevent the aliens from playing an unconstructive role and try to enhance the security, calm and welfare for the people of the region through dialogue, interaction, and the promotion of political, security, economic and cultural cooperation,” Shamkhani told the Emirati official.
For his part, Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan highlighted the significance of cooperation and amity with Iran as a major and powerful country in the region.
Congratulating Iran on reaching an agreement with Saudi Arabia on the restoration of diplomatic ties, the Emirati official said the détente will play a constructive role in the promotion of peace, stability and sustainable security across the region.
Source: Iranian media
