The Iranian top diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif highlighted the need for a permanent mechanism for sustainable regional security, stressing that all countries in the Middle East need a secure neighbourhood.
"Now under these circumstances, we believe it is absolutely imperative for our region not only to resolve this particular conflict or dispute between our southern neighbours in the Persian Gulf through dialogue, but in fact establish a permanent mechanism for consultation, conversation, and conflict resolutions in our region using some variation of the Helsinki approach," IFP cited Zarif as saying.
The minister said that he thinks if "it worked at the height of the cold war in Europe", it should work. He stressed that Tehran has been calling for a dialogue for the past close to 31 years.
