President urges regional states not to join US plan

Tehran, July 12, IRNA – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged regional countries to be cautious against US plans for rescuing the Zionist regime and called on them not to cooperate in this plan.

In his meeting with visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Monday evening, President Ahmadinejad said that the Islamic Republic believes that all regional nations are well capable of managing their countries and meeting their peoples’ demands.

“The Zionist regime is the biggest threat to the regional countries,” said the President, underlining the effort to limit this illegitimate regime.

“The regional states should be cautious against the foreigners’ plots,” said Ahmadinejad, adding they do not let any foreign state meddle in their internal affairs.

Stressing the crucial and effective role Tehran and Ankara play in regional developments, Iran’s President said the two countries can take key measures to benefit their nations and countries in the region as well.

“The enemies are unhappy about progress in regional states, particularly in Iran and Turkey,” said the President.

For his part, Davutoglu said the Islamic Republic has great potentials for solving problems in the Middle-East region.

Tehran and Ankara enjoy positive cooperation, said the foreign minister, stressing the importance of promotion of this bilateral cooperation in tackling the existing crises in the region./end