Foreign Minister, EU official hold joint press conference 3

"On Lebanon, the visit by Lebanese President Michel Suleiman to the
kingdom was an opportunity to discuss the bilateral relations and
regional issues. The visit reflected the depth of brotherly relations
binding the two brotherly countries and peoples. The Kingdom welcomes
the Syrian-Lebanese agreement to establish diplomatic relations
between them as a step on the road to achieve stability and equality
in the relations between the two neighboring countries.

"On the nuclear file, we appreciate the role played by the EU and Mr.
Solana's efforts to solve the crisis peacefully. We still see that
the ideal solution to this file is to make the region of the Middle
East and the Arab Gulf free from all weapons of mass destruction and
nuclear weapons including Israel while maintaining the right of the
region's countries in nuclear power for peaceful purposes.

"We hope these efforts will enjoy the positions that guarantee their
success and a positive response from Iran to Mr. Solana's efforts and
that this crisis will be solved away from the language of tension,
escalation and the logic of confrontation.

"We also discussed the negotiations concerning the agreement on the
free trade between the countries of the GCC and the EU. We hope that
after the long road run by the two sides in the negotiations over
long years, the remainder of the outstanding issues will be settled
to enable its signing as soon as possible."

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