29 Mar 2024
Tuesday 3 December 2013 - 12:40
Story Code : 68836

Iran to open up new page in ties with neighbors: spokeswoman

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian foreign ministry spokeswoman reaffirmed that opening up a new page in relations with the Persian Gulf neighboring countries was a top priority in Iran's foreign policy.



Over the past two days, the foreign minister had a number of visits to the Persian Gulf littoral states, and Irans attitude is to open up a new chapter (in ties) with the neighbors in the Persian Gulf, Marziyeh Afkham said in her weekly press conference on Tuesday.

We believe that a new form of cooperation should be created to provide stability in the region, and Iran has always announced that its neighbors are its top priority, she added.

Her comments came after the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wrapped up his three-nation tour of Oman, Kuwait and Qatar on Monday.

At a meeting with Oman's ruler Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said on Sunday, Zarif expressed Tehrans readiness for further development of bilateral relations between the two countries and added that the Islamic Republic of Iran has deep respect for Oman as a good neighbor.

Also in a Sunday meeting with his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Sabah Khalid al-Hamad al-Sabah, Zarif said, We believe that a new era has begun in ties between Iran and regional states which should turn into a new chapter of amicable relations through efforts by all regional countries.

And in his meeting with Qatars Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Dioha on Monday, Zarif said expansion of amicable ties with regional countries is among Irans priorities, adding that his tour is aimed at conveying the Islamic Republics message of friendship to regional states.

Furthermore, the Iranian foreign minister is set to pay an official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) later this week.

Zarif will leave Tehran for the Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi on Wednesday to discuss grounds for enhancement of bilateral relations with senior Emirati officials.

During his one-day stay in Abu Dhabi, Zarif is expected to meet UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

By Tasnim News Agency

 

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