Iran not bothered about upcoming maneuvers in Persian Gulf: Elham
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, Oct 30, IRNA
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Government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham said here Monday that Iran was not bothered about the planned military maneuvers slated to be held by six PGCC states in the Persian Gulf next week.
Elham made the remarks while speaking to reporters at his weekly press conference when asked to comment on the maneuvers to be staged by the United States, Britain, France, Italy, Australia and Bahrain in the Persian Gulf next week.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran will not accept threats. Iran is a strong and powerful state and will not take maneuvers as a threat," he said.
He added that Iran's political views seek to promote justice and peace and negotiations (as a way of resolving disputes.) "This country is powerful in all fields."
He said those who use threats and pressure to gain acceptance of their weak political views will achieve nothing.
Asked about a bill proposed in Majlis to fingerprint US citizens entering Iran, the spokesman said that the policy of the government is to encourage interaction among nations.
"As President (Mahmoud Ahmadinejad) had previously announced, we welcome exchange of visits between peoples and believe that facts can be brought out through intermingling."
"We do not want to cause problems to our guests. We will defend their rights and respect them," the spokesman said.
"If we decide not to let a individual enter Iran, we will not issue a visa for him," he added.
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