A senior diplomat denounced an anti-Iran communiqué that was released at the end of the joint meeting between the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council and the UK.
The (P)GCC’s foreign ministers met with Britain’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss in Chevening, England, on Monday. After the meeting, they issued a joint statement, in which they voiced “grave concern” about Iran’s regional activities and, what they called, “nuclear escalation” by the country.
Speaking on Wednesday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh, called the claims that were made through the statement “baseless” and “hackneyed”, Press TV reported.
He denounced the allegations as a measure taken by certain circles “which are worried about creation of an atmosphere of interaction and cooperation among regional countries.”
The Islamic Republic, he said, has always played a “responsible role” in boosting peace and stability in the region.
“Based on its strategic standpoint and principled policy, the Iranian government considers the means of resolution of regional problems to lie in interaction and cooperation, and therefore welcomes whatever constructive initiative in this area.”
He denounced western countries for fanning the flames of tension and humanitarian crises in the region by flooding modern weaponry to some regional countries.
