“Following the death of Osama bin Laden, it seems that the US is disappointed with the continuation of its activities in the region”

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad held Monday separate talks with Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of a UN conference in Istanbul during his one-day trip to Istanbul, which he made to attend the Fourth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries.

There have been no reports about the details of the meetings.

In his address to the conference on Monday, Ahmadinejad presented Iran's six-point plan for reforming the 'unjust' world system.

Concerning Syria, Ahmadinejad said at a press conference in Istanbul that the government and the people of Syria have reached a level of maturity to solve their own problem by themselves and there is no need for foreign intervention, state television reported Tuesday.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast on Tuesday accused Western media of exaggerating of events in Syria. "We in no way accept violent confrontation and crackdowns against those who express their demands peacefully," he told reporters. But he accused foreign media of an "exaggeration" of a "limited (opposition) movement" in Syria against Assad's government.
"Through their (Western) media, they are trying to exaggerate some of the limited (opposition) movements which may exist, and then portray them as if they are the demands of the majority of the people," he said. "Even paying attention to this minority and its demands, if they are expressed peacefully, will consolidate the governments," Mehmanparast added.

In a meeting with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai on the sidelines of the conference, Ahmadinejad said Osama bin Laden's death leaves no excuse for the West to extend its presence in the region, stressing it should promptly end the occupation of regional states.

“Washington does not regard the continuation of its previous measures in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq in line with its interests,” he added, ISNA reported.

The Afghan president, for his part, pointed to bin Laden's death and said time is ripe for the establishment of security and tranquility in the region. Karzai described as “positive” ties between Iran and Afghanistan and urged the two countries to promote bilateral cooperation with regard to cultural commonalties.

The Iranian president held the meetings before he wrapped up his day-long visit to Turkey and returned home early Tuesday.

On the sidelines of the conference, he discussed regional and global developments with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, saying that Iran encourages dialog on international issues.

Following is the text of Iran's six-point plan:

(1) The one-sided political and economic relations that a few governments have with other governments and nations should be altered so they incline toward justice, and every kind of political and military interference of the hegemonistic powers should be prohibited.

(2) An organization, with full authority, made up of members from countries that are independent of the capitalist system should be formed to develop a mechanism to closely supervise the central banks and treasuries of the expansionist countries.

(3) A detailed list of the wealth and natural and human resources of the least developed countries should be prepared through the cooperation of the UN, independent governments and nations, and the least developed countries themselves. And the list should be presented to those who manage these resources.

(4) An independent committee should estimate the damage inflicted during the era of colonialism and slavery, and those who inflicted the damage should pay these countries.

(5) Ten percent of the military budgets of forty countries in the world, which is over $1.2 trillion, more than half being the U.S. government's share, should be allocated to the least developed countries.

(6) All countries and nations should note that standing firm on justice, serving the people, relying on internal cultural and human resources, using indigenized methods for development, and using successful experiences of independent nations is the best and only way to make progress.

The five-day UN summit with 48 leaders of the world's Least Developed Countries began in Istanbul on Monday to discuss a new 10-year aid plan to help lift nations out of poverty.

The UN holds a Least Developed Countries conference every decade. France hosted the first two LDC conferences in 1981 and 1990. The third was held in Brussels in 2001.