The Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of The Gulf (GCC), Dr. Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al Zayani denounced this morning statements issued by the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Army, who claimed that the Arab Gulf belongs to Iran, stressing that the Gulf belongs to all the countries bordering it; Iran has no right to claim otherwise; and it has only in the Gulf its territorial waters. He pointed out in a statement issued by the GCC Secretariat General today that the contents of these aggressive statements against the GCC countries and allegations reflect expansionist intentions contrary to the principles of good neighborliness, mutual respect and non-interference in the internal affairs of states and contrary to the Charter of the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the Charter the United Nations. Dr. Al-Zayani expressed his rejection of those statements, saying they represent a flagrant and unacceptable interference in the internal affairs of the GCC states and show complete ignorance of the history of the region, its Arab identity, and the nature of political systems in the GCC states.
