Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday called for
broader ties among Gulf states, the official IRNA news agency
reported.
Bilateral and multilateral comprehensive relations among Gulf
and Sea of Oman littoral countries would secure regional peace,
stability, and full security, Ahmadinejad said after receiving the
credentials of the new Ambassador of Oman to Iran Sheikh Yahya
bin-Abdullah.
The Iranian president pointed out that "the enemies" are after
tension among regional countries and sow the seeds of discord among
Islamic nations in order to secure their own illegitimate
interests.
Meanwhile, Ahmadinejad hailed the good relations between Iran
and Oman and called for further cooperation between the two
neighboring countries.
"Iran and Oman have a long record of good and broad relations
and today, too, there are numerous unused potential in the region
and our two countries for further expansion of ties and
cooperation," he said.
"Iran and Oman should try to strengthen the pillars of
cooperation and brotherhood in the region by further expanding
cooperation and broadening the sphere of bilateral ties," he
added.
For his part, the new Omani ambassador to Iran referred to the
long record of good and friendly relations between the two nations,
evaluating their ties as "good and stable" during the past
years.
"Oman is willing to have broader ties and closer cooperation
with Iran in various fields, and to be benefited from the valuable
experience of the Islamic Republic of Iran in scientific,
technological and industrial fields," Abdullah said.
(Xinhua News Agency February 17, 2007)
