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Iran dismisses Arab League charges as "unconstructive"

Xinhua, July 4, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday dismissed recent remarks by the new secretary general of the Arab League (AL) about the role of Islamic republic in the Arab world as "hasty and unconstructive," Press TV reported.

The ministry's spokesman, Bahram Qasemi, urged AL Secretary General Ahmed Abul-Gheit to avoid playing the blame game over the ongoing issues in the Muslim world and the Middle East region.

The Press TV said that in an interview with Egyptian newspaper al-Ahram on Sunday, Abul-Gheit leveled "unfounded" allegations against Iran and claimed that Tehran is interfering in the internal affairs of Arab countries, including Bahrain and Yemen.

"While the Arab League, in accordance with its Charter, must help settle crises among its members through peaceful means, it has supported the military offensive of an Arab country against another Arab country and approved aggression and fratricide," the Iranian spokesman was quoted as saying.

Repeating "baseless stances will make no change in the realities on the ground in the region," Qasemi said, adding that Muslim nations should focus their attention on the seizure of Palestinian territories by Israel and the terrorist groups as the common threats against the Muslim world. Endit