(MENAFN- QNA) Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir here on Monday expressed the Kingdom's condemnation and rejection of the aggressive statements of Iranian officials concerning Iran's interventions in the internal affairs of the countries in the region, saying that this is "unacceptable for us and for our brothers in the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Arab world countries."
This came during a press conference held at the headquarters of the ministry with the EU High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, according to Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
He also expressed the Kingdom's condemnation of the threats and statements made by Iranian officials towards Bahrain, stating that the deal reached by the group of (five-plus-one) with Iran "explained to us the mechanism concerning the accord to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon."
He added that his meetings with EU High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy dealt with bilateral relations and how to strength them in various fields in addition to a number of regional issues, particularly the Palestinian issue and how to revive the peace process on the basis of the Arab peace initiative and how to activate it.
Al-Jubeir mentioned the situation in Syria and the importance of finding a political solution leading to the removal of Bashar al-Assad's regime from power and maintaining the Syrian government and private institutions.
He also stressed the importance of implementing reforms in Iraq, which were adopted last summer and which called for the participation of all Iraq's communities in a unified Iraqi state.
He spoke about the situation in Yemen and the humanitarian truce requested by the Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and endorsed by the coalition countries, stressing the importance of finding a political solution that would restore the legitimate authority to take Yemen out of this tragedy and transfer it to a better future.
For her part, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy expressed the desire of the European Union to push the peace process in the Middle East, find peaceful solutions in the region and create a Palestinian state, as well as to strengthen relations with Saudi Arabia and the GCC countries in various fields.
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