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| Rohani sez no Soddies imprisoned in Iran | ||
| 2005-06-13 | ||
Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Hassan Rowhani said here on Sunday that no Saudi member of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group has been kept in Iran.
He further pointed to his talks with Saudi officials on Iran's nuclear program, saying Iran carries out legal and healthy activities since its nuclear program is within the framework of international regulations and under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Referring to his talks with the high-ranking officials of the four states, Rowhani said that he had outlined Iran's nuclear program to make it clear that "Tehran has nothing to hide" in the field of its nuclear activities. As for his talks with Kuwaiti officials, the SNSC secretary said that the two sides discussed implementation of a security agreement previously signed by the two capitals as well as Kuwait's call for Iran's gas and fresh water. Turning to his talks in the UAE, Rowhani said that the two sides reached a general agreement to sign a security deal in the future and to prepare the necessary ground to this end. While in Yemen, said the SNSC secretary, he discussed Tehran's peaceful nuclear program with the Yemeni officials as San'a is a member of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
The two sides also exchanged views on security issues as well as some certain domestic developments in Yemen and the way that Western media were trying to attribute the developments to foreign states, Rowhani said. He noted that in his meetings with the Saudi officials, Rowhani discussed Tehran-Riyadh security cooperation as well as regional security arrangements and the war on terror. Regional crises including developments in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East as well as Tehran-Riyadh defense cooperation and Iran's nuclear program were among other major topics that Rowhani discussed with the Saudi officials. The SNSC secretary expressed hope that his Riyadh visit would pave the way for boosting bilateral security cooperation. Rowhani left Riyadh for Jeddah on Sunday evening. The SNSC secretary and his entourage are due to pay a visit to Oman on Tuesday and meet with senior Omani officials including Sultan Qaboos. | ||
| Posted by:Dan Darling |