The 23rd [P]GCC-EU Joint Ministerial Council meeting was held in the Bahraini capital Manama on June 30, 2013.[/caption]Irans Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Araqchi has dismissed as baseless allegations of the Islamic Republics involvement in the ongoing Syrian crisis.
Araqchi was reacting on Monday to Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohamed Al Khalifas accusation of Iran sending militants into Syria.
The Bahraini foreign minister was speaking after a joint ministerial meeting of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council and the European Union.
The Iranian official described the remarks as irrational and baseless, saying they indicated Bahrains lack of understanding about the ongoing developments in Syria.
Repetition of baseless claim of Irans interference in the Syria developments comes at a time when some of these countries have aborted any sort of political solution by adopting hostile policies and have instigated the massacre of people in this country through their support for armed Takfiri groups under the pretext of supporting the defenseless [Syrian] people, Araqchi said.
Foreign-sponsored militancy in Syria, which erupted in March 2011, has claimed the lives of many people, including large numbers of Syrian soldiers and security personnel.
Iran has repeatedly expressed its opposition to any foreign intervention in Syria's internal affairs, stressing that inclusive dialog and national reconciliation as well as free elections are the keys to resolving the unrest in the Arab country.
Araqchi also reacted to a statement adopted on Sunday jointly by the [P]GCC and the EU in Manama on Sunday about Irans peaceful nuclear energy program as well as its sovereignty of the three Persian Gulf islands of Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu Musa.
He noted that repetitive remarks about the three Iranian islands and unfounded allegations about Irans nuclear energy program are clear examples of their lack of knowledge about the existing facts and realities in the sensitive region of the Persian Gulf.
The three islands in question have historically been part of Iran, proof of which can be found and corroborated by countless historical, legal and geographical documents in Iran and other parts of the world.
The United States, Israel and some of their allies have repeatedly accused Iran of pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program. Iran categorically rejects the allegation, saying as a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency, it is entitled to develop nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
By Press TV
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