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Security in Iran, Iraq interlinked: ambassador
TEHRAN, July 31 (MNA) -- Iran’s ambassador to Italy has emphasized that a secure Iraq will also help promote security and stability in Iran, the Mehr News Agency reported.
Speaking at a foreign policy forum hosted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Ali Hosseini said Iran has always supported Iraq’s national sovereignty and the formation of a central government in this country, and will continue its support in the future.
The event was organized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss global issues and the role of diplomacy in meeting the world's challenges.
The two-day forum was held during a conference entitled Ambassadors to Italy held on July 27-28. In attendance were ambassadors from Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, the U.S., Britain, France, China, and Russia as well as a number of Italian diplomats and international policy experts.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Hosseini cited Iran, Iraq, and Turkey as the most important countries in the Middle East, saying that the hegemonic powers’ struggle to dominate the region has led to insecurity in this part.
To deprive some nations of their fundamental rights, including governing their own country, was cited by Hosseini as another cause for the regional insecurity.
Sowing discord among the regional states, inciting countries against each other, trying to find new markets to sell arms, endorsing extremism and terrorism, and adopting a double-standard approach towards these issues are among other factors which promote insecurity in the region, the ambassador noted.
Hosseini added the past experiences prove that the major powers have never sought to help the regional states; instead these powers themselves have created instability, insecurity and extremism.
He emphasized that the regional countries must rely on their own potential to promote security and highlighted Iran, Iraq, and Turkey’s constructive and influential roles in this regard.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Hosseini stated that the “Tehran Declaration” was a “trust-building” measure, but the U.S. and some foreign countries reacted inappropriately to it.
On May 17, Iran, Turkey, and Brazil signed a declaration under which Iran would ship 1200 kilograms of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey to be exchanged for 120 kilograms of 20 percent enriched nuclear fuel rods to power the Tehran research reactor, which produces radioisotopes for cancer treatment.
Speaking at a foreign policy forum hosted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Ali Hosseini said Iran has always supported Iraq’s national sovereignty and the formation of a central government in this country, and will continue its support in the future.
The event was organized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss global issues and the role of diplomacy in meeting the world's challenges.
The two-day forum was held during a conference entitled Ambassadors to Italy held on July 27-28. In attendance were ambassadors from Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, the U.S., Britain, France, China, and Russia as well as a number of Italian diplomats and international policy experts.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Hosseini cited Iran, Iraq, and Turkey as the most important countries in the Middle East, saying that the hegemonic powers’ struggle to dominate the region has led to insecurity in this part.
To deprive some nations of their fundamental rights, including governing their own country, was cited by Hosseini as another cause for the regional insecurity.
Sowing discord among the regional states, inciting countries against each other, trying to find new markets to sell arms, endorsing extremism and terrorism, and adopting a double-standard approach towards these issues are among other factors which promote insecurity in the region, the ambassador noted.
Hosseini added the past experiences prove that the major powers have never sought to help the regional states; instead these powers themselves have created instability, insecurity and extremism.
He emphasized that the regional countries must rely on their own potential to promote security and highlighted Iran, Iraq, and Turkey’s constructive and influential roles in this regard.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Hosseini stated that the “Tehran Declaration” was a “trust-building” measure, but the U.S. and some foreign countries reacted inappropriately to it.
On May 17, Iran, Turkey, and Brazil signed a declaration under which Iran would ship 1200 kilograms of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey to be exchanged for 120 kilograms of 20 percent enriched nuclear fuel rods to power the Tehran research reactor, which produces radioisotopes for cancer treatment.
