Rouhani Warns: No One Can Threaten Others and Stay Safe
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani slammed some states for using terror as a foreign policy tool, saying any country that thinks it can harm others' interests and stay on the safe side itself is wrong.
"Whatever country, which seeks to use its power to threaten another one's life, has [in effect] threatened its own life," Rouhani said on Monday at the International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms [SDS]: Challenges and Practical Solutions in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
"Whatever country or power, which thinks it can use terrorism to advance its goals in the region and the world is completely wrong," he added.
"If [either] Saudi Arabia or the United States is harboring such thoughts, it is making a mistake. I don't name ‘Israel' here as its entire political existence is made of mistakes, errors, occupation and invasion," he added.
Rouhani further stressed that pursuing "win-win policies" is the sole way to "enable peaceful existence in West Asia and the Middle East," which have witnessed numerous crises over the past years.
In the world today, Rouhani added, the approach focused on gaining a stronger hand in the region must be set aside, stressing that "the goal should be [creating] a powerful region."
Touching on the environmental woes gripping the region, Rouhani further said such issues should likewise be resolved through inter-governmental cooperation.
According to Rouhani, only 20 percent of the particle pollution and sandstorms facing Iran's southwest could be traced back to domestic sources, and the rest is originated from abroad, Rouhani noted.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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