Iran wants regional peace, security

Iran wants regional peace, security

Kuwait city, Feb 28 - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday that
the Islamic Republic of Iran wants peace, security and progress for all
countries in the region.

Speaking at a press conference after talks with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah
al-Ahmad al-Sabah, President Ahmadinejad said history has shown that Iran is
a good neighbor and friend for all the neighbors.

Ahmadinejad said that in the 'good and fruitful' talks he had with the
Kuwaiti Emir, they discussed 'old and extensive' relations between Tehran
and Kuwait in the political, cultural, economic and security sectors,
sharing common positions on many issues.

He said, "the Islamic Republic of Iran and Kuwait call for consolidation of
stability and security in the Persian Gulf and the entire Middle East as
well as maintaining independence and territorial integrity of Iraq and
support for the rights of the Palestinian nation."

Iran's chief executive said that he and Kuwait Emir had in their meeting
decided to activate the Tehran-Kuwait joint economic commission, agreeing to
assign their foreign ministers with the mission to follow up the issue
seriously.

He said the two sides had in their talks stressed regular exchange of visits
and further expansion of ties, deciding to carefully investigate such common
subjects as the gas, water, and oil related issues as well as security in
the Persian Gulf.

To a question about neighboring states' concern over Iran's peaceful nuclear
program, Ahmadinejad said, "we are emphasizing that Iran's nuclear
activities are following a peaceful course and our peaceful nuclear
technology does not pose any threat to the region."

Asked about the Iran-Kuwait dispute on Arash gas field remaining unsolved,
Ahmadinejad said, "joint ventures deserve thorough and we are stressing that
our relations with Kuwait are brotherly and growing; and we see no obstacle
on the way of expansion of bilateral relations."

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