Iran is ready to cooperate with other regional powers in the battle against extremism and terrorism, its foreign minister said Saturday during a meeting with his visiting Jordanian counterpart. There is a "need to pursue dialogue and cooperation with the countries of the region to fight extremism and terrorism," Mohammad Javad Zarif was quoted by the official IRNA news agency as saying in remarks that focused on the Islamic State (IS) group. For his part, Jordan's Nasser Judeh called for dialogue between Iran and the 22-member Arab League. "Instability, violence and extremism have taken root in the region in recent years, and we consider unity and cohesion among Islamic countries and dialogue with our Iranian brothers on regional matters to be necessary," he said.
03-08-2015, 02:11 AM
Iran open to regional cooperation 'against extremism'
Iran is ready to cooperate with other regional powers in the battle against extremism and terrorism, its foreign minister said Saturday during a meeting with his visiting Jordanian counterpart. There is a "need to pursue dialogue and cooperation with the countries of the region to fight extremism and terrorism," Mohammad Javad Zarif was quoted by the official IRNA news agency as saying in remarks that focused on the Islamic State (IS) group. For his part, Jordan's Nasser Judeh called for dialogue between Iran and the 22-member Arab League. "Instability, violence and extremism have taken root in the region in recent years, and we consider unity and cohesion among Islamic countries and dialogue with our Iranian brothers on regional matters to be necessary," he said.
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