Iranian MPs call for reassessment of ties with UAE

TEHRAN, Dec. 7 (MNA) – Majlis Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh has announced that a number of lawmakers are drafting a plan which envisages a reassessment of ties with the United Arab Emirates.

“The fact is that Majlis representatives are serious to limit ties with the emirates,” Falahatpisheh told reporters on the sidelines of the Majlis session on Tuesday.

A number of reasons compelled the lawmakers to decide to consider a reduction of relations with the UAE, he said.

First of all, there are many reports that the Iranian tourists who travel to the UAE are disrespected and mistreated by UAE officials, he explained.

In addition, he said political officials in the UAE have adopted a negative stance toward Iran and the MPs believe that the level of the economic relations should be proportional to that of political ones.

The UAE has gone beyond the most recent UN sanctions on Iran and has imposed additional restrictions on the activities of Iranian companies and businessmen working in the UAE.

Falahatpisheh also predicted that the proposal for reducing ties with the UAE will win favor with other MPs and will be passed.