Iran Asks Europe to Stop Discriminatory Anti-Terrorism Policies

Rasa - Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani criticized the European countries for their discriminatory policies on terrorism.

News ID: 427353

Date: 13 February 2017 - 20:35

RNA - "The bitter experiences of recent years show that the European countries' constructive and indiscriminate role in fighting against the main culprits behind the crises in Iraq, Syria and other contaminated (involved) areas is necessary to prevent the spread of terrorism crisis to the West," Shamkhani said in a meeting with Jean Asselborn in Tehran on Monday.

He also underscored Iran's pivotal role in the establishment of stability and security in the region and effective campaign against terrorism, and the necessity for international cooperation to comprehensively fight against the intellectual root causes of terrorism and restrict the financial, arms and human resources of the terrorist streams.

Asselborn, for his part, stressed Iran's positive role in the fight against the terrorist groups, and called for increasing consultations and cooperation between the two countries in different aspects.

In relevant remarks in January, Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli blasted the western countries for supporting terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq, and warned against the spread of heinous phenomenon of terrorism to the European countries.

"All countries, including the European countries, should strive for the elimination of the threat of terrorism as this heinous phenomenon is on the verge of spilling over to the West," Rahmani Fazli said in a meeting with visiting Polish delegation headed by Anna Maria Anders in Tehran.

The Iranian interior minister pointed to trade cooperation between Iran and Poland, and said, "Trade cooperation between the two countries will further improve following the establishment of the lines of communication."

Rahmani Fazli voiced his country's readiness to set up a specialized anti-terrorism committee.

The Iranian interior minister expressed concern over the spread of terrorism to all countries, and said that all-out cooperation is needed to establish peace and security in all states, specially in Iraq and Syria.

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