Tehran Security Confab Slams Destabilizing Moves of Big Powers in Region

Rasa - The second edition of Tehran Security Conference came to an end on Monday by issuing a statement which blasted interventions by trans-regional powers, saying the region has been further destabilized.

News ID: 435707

Date: 10 January 2018 - 04:40

RNA - "The West Asia region is facing newly-emerged threats due to the exercise of certain wrong policies by trans-regional powers, including an uncontrolled arms race, military intervention of big extra-regional powers, securitizing the identity and religion, improper governance, extremism and terrorism, cyber-terrorism, economic underdevelopment and environmental threats," the statement said.

It went on to say that West Asia is in a very sensitive and historical turning-point as threats by terrorist, like the ISIL, have gradually faded away.

"Dealing with these new security challenges and threats requires comprehensive measures to be adopted which are accepted by all the regional countries," the statement said.

It noted that joint and comprehensive security in West Asia can help to the establishment of peace and sustainable security across the whole region.

Referring to the destabilizing decision of the US president to relocate the US embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy Quds, the statement underlined the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people for the return of the refugees, putting an end to the Zionist occupation and forming a Palestinian state with the holy Quds as its capital.

Noting that the pattern of regional security order in West Asia cannot be built upon buying security from extra-regional powers, the statement said that there is no option other than interaction and dialogue before the regional countries.

Tehran Security Conference 2018 had opened in the Iranian capital earlier on Monday.

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