IRAN STARTS NEW INITIATIVE FOR ESTABLISHING CONSULTATIONS WITH REGIONAL COUNTRIES

PanARMENIAN.Net
16.09.2008 18:41 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Iran’s ongoing shuttle diplomacy over the past days
is directed at promoting peace and stability in the Caucasus region
in the aftermath of the Georgian war, Foreign Minister Manouchehr
Mottaki said.

Speaking after his meeting with German Foreign Minister Frank- Walter
Steinmeier, Mottaki said a major objective of his mediation efforts
in the Caucasus was "to establish and protect stability and security"
in the region.

Pointing to his recent trips to Russia and Azerbaijan as part of
Iran’s active diplomacy in the energy-rich Caucasus region, Mottaki
added his country "started a new regional initiative for establishing
consultations with regional countries."

Iran’s chief diplomat urged also European countries to support the
regional initiative.

He expressed hope mechanisms could be "reached for protecting security
and peace in the region."

"Everything will be complicated, if we don’t find a solution. The
military approach created problems in the region," the minister added.

Mottaki warned also against "interference from countries and parties
outside the region," IRNA reports