The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday that Iran attaches significance to its bilateral ties with the neighbors, especially the friendly and brotherly country of United Arab Emirates.

The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday that Iran attaches significance to its bilateral ties with the neighbors, especially the friendly and brotherly country of United Arab Emirates.
 
In a meeting with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan an-Nahyan, Zarif said that Iran believes that the regional states share the region and peace and stability.

“The more ways paved for progress, economic development, the more welfare, economic development, peace and stability will increase,” Zarif said.

He further noted, “We consider any regional progress our success and regard any ant-regional threats as against us.”

The security and economic development are inseparable elements, he said, noting that Iran views its relation with the regional states from this perspective.

The UAE foreign minister, for his part, referred to the new horizons for bilateral ties and said, “We do not remain content to the fact that we are neighbor with Iran but we wish to be its partner.”

Sheikh Abdullah said that there are numerous opportunities for mutual cooperation.

“We were always Iran’s partner but today, we want to be a stronger partner than before.”

The UAE foreign minister said that his country believes that any regional state’s security, peace and progress will benefit the entire region.

He acknowledged the efforts made to reach an agreement with Group 5+1 in Geneva.

The two foreign ministers also discussed the latest developments in the region, Syria and Afghanistan in particular.

As to the Syrian and Afghan issues, they also agreed that the only way for the settlement of problems is diplomatic means.