Iranian First VP:

Persian Gulf Platform for Regional Cooperation

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri described the Persian Gulf as a platform for cooperation and coexistence among the regional states.

News ID: 80967

Date: 30 April 2020 - 16:25

Persian Gulf is a name that “the history does not let it be forged", Jahangiri wrote on his twitter page on Wednesday.

"It is where the peace and coexistence among regional countries avert foreigners' interference and wickedness," he added.

"The Persian Gulf is a platform for cooperation and coexistence among regional countries and the Iranian nation and government has always been ready for this, and now, amid this global crisis, we are readier," Jahangiri wrote.

In relevant remarks on Wednesday, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei underlined that the littoral states and not the foreigners are responsible for the establishment of security in the Persian Gulf.

In a series of tweets published on the Twitter page of Ayatollah Khamenei, the Leader also said that the Persian Gulf belongs to the nations living there, and those are the ones responsible for ensuring its security.

“Iran with its long coastlines has a key role in keeping the security of this region. By God’s grace we will do our part. This is our historical, geographical and regional duty,” said one of the tweets, which were posted on the occasion of the National Persian Gulf Day.

“The Persian Gulf belongs to the nations living there. Its security is the duty of these nations, and Iran with its long coastlines has a key role in keeping the security of this region. By God’s grace we will do our part. This is our historical, geographical and regional duty,” the tweet said.

The Leader also said that a “wise and rational collective policy” in favor of the people of the region cannot be achieved while foreign forces are present in the Persian Gulf.

“The Persian Gulf region can be managed by a wise and rational collective policy that benefits all Persian Gulf countries. The factor that threatens such a proper, wise move is the presence of foreign forces in the region,” another tweet said.

“The Persian Gulf is our home and the place for the presence of the great Iranian Nation. The shores of the Persian Gulf and much of the Gulf of Oman, belong to this nation, and it should be present

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