We should avoid hasty decisions on security issues: Iranian speaker

TEHRAN, Jan. 2 (MNA) – Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said that Iranian officials should not make hasty decisions about important issues in regard to national security. Officials should be well aware of the situation of national and international security to be able to make right decisions, Larijani stated during a speech on Sunday at a gathering of Iran’s ambassadors and heads of missions to foreign countries and international organizations. “What is important in the area of foreign policy is that we accurately identify our country’s national interests and objectives in order to develop the means to achieve them and the diplomatic (apparatus) shoulders the responsibility,” Larijani said. Given the complexity of diplomatic issues in today’s world, a country will make intelligent decisions only when identify its capabilities, he said, adding that doing this requires some professionals in the Foreign Ministry whose job is to research and study. He also attached high significance to the relationship between the Iranian diplomatic apparatus and research centers and said that the Foreign Ministry should utilize the research centers no matter how professional the ministry is.