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No excuse for US presence in region after Bin Laden’s death – FM
IRI foreign minister said here Monday if according to Americans’ claim Osama bin-Laden has actually got killed; there is no more excuse of US presence in region anymore.
According to the IRNA dispatched reporter to Doha, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali-Akbar Salehi made the comment at a press conference at the end of his day-long visit of Qatar in which he had three important meetings with the kingdom’s top three officials.
He made the comment in response to the IRNA reporter’s question on the US President Barrack Obama’s claim the al-Qaeda terror organization chief Osama Bin Laden had got killed in the course of a US commando operation in the north of the Pakistani capital city, Islamabad, and Iran’s stand on the matter.
Salehi added, “Our initial stand was, and still is that the Americans should not have dispatched military forces to the region on that pretext.”
He further reiterated, “Our stand was proved to be quite justifiable in the years that followed, because the problem posed by Bin Laden and his terror organization, was not solved through a military invasion, and even eventually, it was a competent commando group that killed him, not military troops.”
The Iranian top diplomat pointed out that we have been witnesses to getting killed of tens of thousands of innocent people by the Americans, arguing, “There is no place for the presence of the Americans in the region in the future, and even the US public opinion is not pleased with the presence of the Americans in the region.”
He reiterated, “If the Americans had deployed their military forces to the region resorting to that pretext, the problem is no solved and the Americans had better leave the region as soon as possible to end the massacre of more innocent people in the region.”
Salehi pointed out, “We have heard that Bin Laden has got killed in the course of a commando operation. The Americans had earlier in the past decade bombarded the region ruthlessly, killing lots of innocent ordinary people, whose number is roughly 110,000 in various US military operations.”
The Iranian foreign minister reiterated, “Now the question is, who brought Bin Laden to the scene? Is the news we read in the media that the CIA created bon Laden (during the former USSR occupation of Afghanistan) authentic?”
In response to another IRNA question regarding the ongoing human catastrophe in Bahrain and the IRI Foreign Ministry’s efforts in respective consultations with the Qatari officials, he pointed out that in his Monday meeting the matter was discussed in details, adding, “The human rights issue and violating it broadly in Bahrain is worth deep contemplation.”
Salehi expressed hope that relying on the collective efforts in the region we would soon be witnesses to the solving of the existing problem in Bahrain.
BAHRAIN PROBLEM IRRELEVANT TO SHI’A-SUNNI, ARAB-NON-ARAB, AND IRAN-BAHRAIN ISSUES
According to the IRNA dispatched reporter, Ali-Akbar Salehi pointing out that the existing problem in Bahrain is irrelevant to the Shi’a-Sunni, the Arab-non-Arab, or the Iran-Bahrain issues, but a fully Bahraini-Bahraini issue.
He made the comment in response to a question on the moves made regarding the uprisings in Bahrain and Yemen, adding, “It was agreed that both sides would seriously pursue consultations aimed at solving the crisis in Bahrain, and there are also many efforts underway aimed at solving the crisis in Yemen peacefully.”
He added, “of course in Yemen the popular uprising is no more than a couple of months, and the people have very legitimate demands, which we hope they would achieve.”
The IRI foreign minister pointed out that in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and some regional countries we are witnesses to popular uprisings, and the Bahrain issue, too, is in line with the same developments.
Salehi pointed out, “The entire regional countries should assist to solve this problem that is an internal problem, and refrain from inappropriate interferences, including and particularly dispatching military forces.”
He reiterated, “My visit of Qatar is quite a natural diplomatic visit, keeping in mind Tehran-Doha’s historic and deep-rooted relations.”
The Iranian top diplomat added, “In my meetings today with the Emir of Qatar, the Crown Prince, the Prime Minister and my Qatari counterpart we discussed bilateral ties and regional developments comprehensively.”
He pointed out that regarding the crisis in Bahrain and the other issues we were particularly interested, and keeping in mind the meetings held, we are very optimistic that the future developments in Bahrain would be positive and promising.”
Salehi expressed hope that relying on the efforts made by Qatar and the other countries we would be soon to the solving of the crises in Bahrain and the other places.
QATAR’S INVESTMENTS IN IRAN
In response to a question on his meetings with most high ranking Qatari officials, he said, “We held lengthy talks in details with the Qatari officials, and I assure you that the two countries have come up with the conclusion that their consultations regarding the regional problems should continue, and that the results of them should be brought up in meetings with the two countries’ officials.”
Regarding the long time record of comprehensive cooperation Qatar, including in economic field, he said, “Regarding Qatar’s investments in Iran and the complementary roles that the two countries can play for each other, the foreign minister said, “Regarding Qatar’s investments in Iran and that the two countries can be complementary of each other in the political, business, and security fields, we had some talks.”
He emphasized that Qatar has been playing an effective role in solving the regional crises in recent years, reiterating, “We would never forget the Lebanon issue, that thanks to Qatar’s efforts a solution to the existing problem there at the time was sought.”
He also referred to the role played by Qatar in Darfur, Sudan, in the course of the Zionist regime’s 33-day war against Gaza, and the 22-day war against Hezbollah, and the reconstruction process of Lebanon.”
CONTINUATION OF CRISIS IN BAHRAIN TO BE CATASTROPHIC FOR ENTIRE REGION
Salehi expressed hope that keeping in mind Qatar’s background, regarding Bahrain, too, we would be witnesses to Qatar’s effective steps regarding problem solving in Bahrain, very soon.
He added, “We are sure if Bahrain crisis would last longer it would bring about catastrophic outcomes for the entire region, which is not desired by any party.”
The Iranian top diplomat in response to a question regarding on Iranian official’s remarks on the Persian Gulf, expressed doubt regarding the authenticity of his remarks, stressing, “Iran’s official foreign policy stands are made through the IRI Foreign Ministry, and I assure you that we respect the sovereignty of the entire countries with which we have relations, and therefore, I do not think that news is authentic.”
SYRIA AT PEAK OF RESISTANCE PYRAMID/ SOME PEOPLE INTRIGUING UNREST THERE RELYING ON FOREING SUPPORT
Referring to the situation in Syria, he reiterated, “There are some popular demands in Syria that the Syrian Government and Mr. Bashar al-Assad have announced they are ready to make them come true, and they will make steps respectively.”
Salehi pointed out that there are also other moves made in Syria, reiterating, “According to the information we have received from Syria and the announcement of the Syrian Government, a group relying on foreign support is after fomenting unrest in Syria.”
He pointed out, “So long as there would be popular and grass-root movements, like the other countries, we would try to make them come true,” reiterating, “We must make distinction between the popular movements and the moves of small minorities. We have the question how come when military forces are dispatched to Bahrain they are arrayed against the people, but when there is talk about dispatching forces to Syria, it would be against the government?”
The Iranian foreign minister reiterated, “Let us not forget that Syria is at the peak of the resistance pyramid, and resistance is a sacred phenomenon, safeguarding which is the responsibility of the entire regional nations.”
PALESTINIANS’ UNITY IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR STRENGTHENING ANTI-ZIONIST RESISTANCE
A reporter asked the Islamic Republic of Iran’s stand regarding the reached agreement between Fatah and Hamas, to which Salehi replied, “We have already announced the Islamic Republic of Iran’s stand. Unity among the Palestinians is an important factor at the service of strengthening resistance against the Zionist enemy.”
He meanwhile appreciated the efforts made by the Egyptian government aimed at harbingering unity among the Palestinian groups.
IRAN-EGYPT TIES NOT AGAINST ANY 3RD PARTY
In response to a question on Iran’s relations with Egypt, he pointed out that Iran has friendly relations with its entire neighbors, adding, “Our relations with Egypt are not against the others.”
He added, “The level of Iran-Egypt relations has not been at ambassadorial level, but at lower degrees, which we hope would be upgraded to the ambassadorial level.”
Salehi emphasized that Iran and Egypt have special statuses among the Islamic countries, reiterating, “Interactions between the two countries at various fields, particularly at the political field, would be to the benefit of regional peace and stability.”
He pointed out that Iran-Egypt relations have save for the past 30 years been close and friendly, reiterating, “Rarely can you find two countries with such close ancient ties with one another.”
Salehi stressed, “We are very optimistic about the future of the Iran-Egypt relations.”
According to IRNA dispatched reporter, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Akbar Salehi in his Monday visit of Doha had meetings and held talks with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Muhammad bin-Khalifah ale-Thani, the country’s Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim bin-Hamad bin-Khalifah ale-Thani, and Prime Minister Hamad bin-Jasim bin-Jabr ale-Thani.
The Iranian foreign minister’s talks with the Qatari officials were focused on the eventful developments in the Arab world, as well as the Tehran-Doha bilateral ties and cooperation.
The Iranian top diplomat meanwhile had a press conference on Monday evening.
The Iranian FM’s last activity before departing Doha was holding a Q-A session with the elite Iranians residing in Qatar.
Salehi was accompanied in this visit with member of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Mohammad Karami and the Managing Director of Foreign Ministry’s Persian Gulf and Middle East Office Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
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According to the IRNA dispatched reporter to Doha, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali-Akbar Salehi made the comment at a press conference at the end of his day-long visit of Qatar in which he had three important meetings with the kingdom’s top three officials.
He made the comment in response to the IRNA reporter’s question on the US President Barrack Obama’s claim the al-Qaeda terror organization chief Osama Bin Laden had got killed in the course of a US commando operation in the north of the Pakistani capital city, Islamabad, and Iran’s stand on the matter.
Salehi added, “Our initial stand was, and still is that the Americans should not have dispatched military forces to the region on that pretext.”
He further reiterated, “Our stand was proved to be quite justifiable in the years that followed, because the problem posed by Bin Laden and his terror organization, was not solved through a military invasion, and even eventually, it was a competent commando group that killed him, not military troops.”
The Iranian top diplomat pointed out that we have been witnesses to getting killed of tens of thousands of innocent people by the Americans, arguing, “There is no place for the presence of the Americans in the region in the future, and even the US public opinion is not pleased with the presence of the Americans in the region.”
He reiterated, “If the Americans had deployed their military forces to the region resorting to that pretext, the problem is no solved and the Americans had better leave the region as soon as possible to end the massacre of more innocent people in the region.”
Salehi pointed out, “We have heard that Bin Laden has got killed in the course of a commando operation. The Americans had earlier in the past decade bombarded the region ruthlessly, killing lots of innocent ordinary people, whose number is roughly 110,000 in various US military operations.”
The Iranian foreign minister reiterated, “Now the question is, who brought Bin Laden to the scene? Is the news we read in the media that the CIA created bon Laden (during the former USSR occupation of Afghanistan) authentic?”
In response to another IRNA question regarding the ongoing human catastrophe in Bahrain and the IRI Foreign Ministry’s efforts in respective consultations with the Qatari officials, he pointed out that in his Monday meeting the matter was discussed in details, adding, “The human rights issue and violating it broadly in Bahrain is worth deep contemplation.”
Salehi expressed hope that relying on the collective efforts in the region we would soon be witnesses to the solving of the existing problem in Bahrain.
BAHRAIN PROBLEM IRRELEVANT TO SHI’A-SUNNI, ARAB-NON-ARAB, AND IRAN-BAHRAIN ISSUES
According to the IRNA dispatched reporter, Ali-Akbar Salehi pointing out that the existing problem in Bahrain is irrelevant to the Shi’a-Sunni, the Arab-non-Arab, or the Iran-Bahrain issues, but a fully Bahraini-Bahraini issue.
He made the comment in response to a question on the moves made regarding the uprisings in Bahrain and Yemen, adding, “It was agreed that both sides would seriously pursue consultations aimed at solving the crisis in Bahrain, and there are also many efforts underway aimed at solving the crisis in Yemen peacefully.”
He added, “of course in Yemen the popular uprising is no more than a couple of months, and the people have very legitimate demands, which we hope they would achieve.”
The IRI foreign minister pointed out that in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and some regional countries we are witnesses to popular uprisings, and the Bahrain issue, too, is in line with the same developments.
Salehi pointed out, “The entire regional countries should assist to solve this problem that is an internal problem, and refrain from inappropriate interferences, including and particularly dispatching military forces.”
He reiterated, “My visit of Qatar is quite a natural diplomatic visit, keeping in mind Tehran-Doha’s historic and deep-rooted relations.”
The Iranian top diplomat added, “In my meetings today with the Emir of Qatar, the Crown Prince, the Prime Minister and my Qatari counterpart we discussed bilateral ties and regional developments comprehensively.”
He pointed out that regarding the crisis in Bahrain and the other issues we were particularly interested, and keeping in mind the meetings held, we are very optimistic that the future developments in Bahrain would be positive and promising.”
Salehi expressed hope that relying on the efforts made by Qatar and the other countries we would be soon to the solving of the crises in Bahrain and the other places.
QATAR’S INVESTMENTS IN IRAN
In response to a question on his meetings with most high ranking Qatari officials, he said, “We held lengthy talks in details with the Qatari officials, and I assure you that the two countries have come up with the conclusion that their consultations regarding the regional problems should continue, and that the results of them should be brought up in meetings with the two countries’ officials.”
Regarding the long time record of comprehensive cooperation Qatar, including in economic field, he said, “Regarding Qatar’s investments in Iran and the complementary roles that the two countries can play for each other, the foreign minister said, “Regarding Qatar’s investments in Iran and that the two countries can be complementary of each other in the political, business, and security fields, we had some talks.”
He emphasized that Qatar has been playing an effective role in solving the regional crises in recent years, reiterating, “We would never forget the Lebanon issue, that thanks to Qatar’s efforts a solution to the existing problem there at the time was sought.”
He also referred to the role played by Qatar in Darfur, Sudan, in the course of the Zionist regime’s 33-day war against Gaza, and the 22-day war against Hezbollah, and the reconstruction process of Lebanon.”
CONTINUATION OF CRISIS IN BAHRAIN TO BE CATASTROPHIC FOR ENTIRE REGION
Salehi expressed hope that keeping in mind Qatar’s background, regarding Bahrain, too, we would be witnesses to Qatar’s effective steps regarding problem solving in Bahrain, very soon.
He added, “We are sure if Bahrain crisis would last longer it would bring about catastrophic outcomes for the entire region, which is not desired by any party.”
The Iranian top diplomat in response to a question regarding on Iranian official’s remarks on the Persian Gulf, expressed doubt regarding the authenticity of his remarks, stressing, “Iran’s official foreign policy stands are made through the IRI Foreign Ministry, and I assure you that we respect the sovereignty of the entire countries with which we have relations, and therefore, I do not think that news is authentic.”
SYRIA AT PEAK OF RESISTANCE PYRAMID/ SOME PEOPLE INTRIGUING UNREST THERE RELYING ON FOREING SUPPORT
Referring to the situation in Syria, he reiterated, “There are some popular demands in Syria that the Syrian Government and Mr. Bashar al-Assad have announced they are ready to make them come true, and they will make steps respectively.”
Salehi pointed out that there are also other moves made in Syria, reiterating, “According to the information we have received from Syria and the announcement of the Syrian Government, a group relying on foreign support is after fomenting unrest in Syria.”
He pointed out, “So long as there would be popular and grass-root movements, like the other countries, we would try to make them come true,” reiterating, “We must make distinction between the popular movements and the moves of small minorities. We have the question how come when military forces are dispatched to Bahrain they are arrayed against the people, but when there is talk about dispatching forces to Syria, it would be against the government?”
The Iranian foreign minister reiterated, “Let us not forget that Syria is at the peak of the resistance pyramid, and resistance is a sacred phenomenon, safeguarding which is the responsibility of the entire regional nations.”
PALESTINIANS’ UNITY IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR STRENGTHENING ANTI-ZIONIST RESISTANCE
A reporter asked the Islamic Republic of Iran’s stand regarding the reached agreement between Fatah and Hamas, to which Salehi replied, “We have already announced the Islamic Republic of Iran’s stand. Unity among the Palestinians is an important factor at the service of strengthening resistance against the Zionist enemy.”
He meanwhile appreciated the efforts made by the Egyptian government aimed at harbingering unity among the Palestinian groups.
IRAN-EGYPT TIES NOT AGAINST ANY 3RD PARTY
In response to a question on Iran’s relations with Egypt, he pointed out that Iran has friendly relations with its entire neighbors, adding, “Our relations with Egypt are not against the others.”
He added, “The level of Iran-Egypt relations has not been at ambassadorial level, but at lower degrees, which we hope would be upgraded to the ambassadorial level.”
Salehi emphasized that Iran and Egypt have special statuses among the Islamic countries, reiterating, “Interactions between the two countries at various fields, particularly at the political field, would be to the benefit of regional peace and stability.”
He pointed out that Iran-Egypt relations have save for the past 30 years been close and friendly, reiterating, “Rarely can you find two countries with such close ancient ties with one another.”
Salehi stressed, “We are very optimistic about the future of the Iran-Egypt relations.”
According to IRNA dispatched reporter, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Akbar Salehi in his Monday visit of Doha had meetings and held talks with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Muhammad bin-Khalifah ale-Thani, the country’s Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim bin-Hamad bin-Khalifah ale-Thani, and Prime Minister Hamad bin-Jasim bin-Jabr ale-Thani.
The Iranian foreign minister’s talks with the Qatari officials were focused on the eventful developments in the Arab world, as well as the Tehran-Doha bilateral ties and cooperation.
The Iranian top diplomat meanwhile had a press conference on Monday evening.
The Iranian FM’s last activity before departing Doha was holding a Q-A session with the elite Iranians residing in Qatar.
Salehi was accompanied in this visit with member of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Mohammad Karami and the Managing Director of Foreign Ministry’s Persian Gulf and Middle East Office Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
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