Arab League Council Condemns Attacks on Saudi Missions in Iran
Date
1/11/2016 6:05:30 AM
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Cairo: Arab League Council Sunday condemned attacks against the Saudi diplomatic missions in Tehran and Mashhad holding Iran responsible for these attacks.
During its extraordinary meeting at the Foreign Ministers' level the council demanded Iran to adhere to the 1961 Vienna agreement on diplomatic relations and the 1963 Vienna agreement on Consulate relations as well as the international law which compel host nations to protect diplomatic missions.
The Council denounced Iranian "hostile statements" against Saudi Arabia in the wake of the execution of terrorists considering that to be a flagrant interference in the Saudi judicial verdicts as well as the direct cause of the attack on the diplomatic mission.
The Arab Foreign Ministers during the meeting extended full solidarity to Saudi Arabia's measures to crack down on terrorists and those undermining its security.
The Foreign Ministers who called on the international community to prevent these attacks from happening in future blamed the Iranian government for failing to protect the Saudi diplomatic missions.
Meanwhile the Arab ministers also condemned Iran's continuous occupation of the UAE's three islands - Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu Moussa - and its support of terrorist groups in the GCC countries through training and finance.
The Council also held Iran responsible for its attempts to undermine security in Bahrain and interference in Syria and Yemen.
The Arab Foreign Ministers agreed to place what they called "effective mechanism" to confront the Iranian interference but did not elaborate.
They called on the Islamic Republic to cease its acts to destabilize security in the region support to terrorist groups in the GCC countries and respect the sovereignty of countries.
They assigned Arab League Secretary General to stay in touch with the foreign ministers of the UAE Bahrain Saudi Arabia and Egypt to follow up the development of the standoff with Iran.
The Council also condemned the criminal acts carried by ISIS group in Libya. The foreign ministers stressed that the continuity of the current situation threatens regional and international security calling to speed the completion of the formation of the national unity government in the framework of the Skheirat agreement.
QNA