TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) � Iran�s Javad Zarif has told a conference in Tehran Iran�s security is endogenous, ruling out the need to foreign aid in providing security.


Mohammad Javad Zarif addressed Conference�on Role of Court in Protecting the�Citizenship Rights on Monday where he believed that the other countries in the region, especially Arab states had been suffering a crisis of legitimacy and had been relying on foreign powers for their national security; �in contrast,� added the FM, �Iran�s security comes from its domestic capabilities and mechanisms which rules out recourse to violence in making political and social demands of the public. A combination of military and economic factors bestow upon a country its power base.�

�Public participation in election provides a pivot of power which shows that the public enjoys security, where people feel�they could peacefully make their demands heard by the Establishment and that they should not resort to militancy and violence,� Zarif told the conference.

�This is a reason why our neighbors suffer the lack of security; state in Arab world is now suffering a crisis believed by observers inside it the legitimacy crisis in all Arab states,"�Zarif added, expressing gratitude for the Judiciary for its role in providing such security level for the nation; �public now feels it is entitled to its civil rights and could voice their opinions in the ballot boxes; this is part of our national sovereignty; this is seen by the international community and wins for country sovereignty as well,� he asserted.

�Another aspect of power is ideational power, which have been based upon, since the Revolution of 1979 on self-belief, a belief in our own domestic capabilities; we are independent and have an endogenous source of security,� Zarif reiterated his former point, closing his address.

By Mehr News Agency