Iranian embassy in Armenia labels GCC accusations as absurd

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Iranian embassy in Armenia labeled the accusations in a statement of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states as baseless and absurd.

Tehran assesses the statement as a step aimed at drawing away the international community’s attention from bellicose initiatives of some regional countries, reads a statement of the Iranian embassy.

It goes on saying: “Iran has doubts with respect to the statement on Iran’s interference in regional matters, since armed forces of some GCC states interfere in domestic affairs of neighboring countries, violating all international norms and conventions.”

Tehran believes that Iran’s cooperation with neighbors, specifically, in the Persian Gulf, proves that the GCC statement does not reflect the stance of all GCC states.

“Iran has good relations with neighbors in the Persian Gulf, which are guided by principles of respect towards people’s lawful demands, mutual trust and good neighborly relations,” reads the statement.

Gulf Arab states on April 17 called on the international community and UN Security Council to "make flagrant Iranian interference and provocations" in Gulf affairs cease after unrest in Bahrain.

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, after a meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh, called in a statement for "necessary measures" against the Islamic republic to prevent it from sowing regional discord.

The six-nation GCC called on "the international community and the Security Council to take the necessary measures to make flagrant Iranian interference and provocations aimed at sowing discord and destruction" among GCC states.

It said the GCC - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - "categorically rejects all foreign interference in its affairs... and invites the Iranian regime to stop its provocations."

The statement also slammed "aggression" against Saudi diplomats in Iran