Sep 4, 2012, 2:19 PM

‘Abu Mousa, Greater and Lesser Tunbs are inseparable part of Iran’

‘Abu Mousa, Greater and Lesser Tunbs are inseparable part of Iran’

TEHRAN, Sept. 4 (MNA) – Tehran has rejected the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council’s statement about the ownership of the three Iranian islands of Abu Mousa Island, the Greater Tunb and the Lesser Tunb.

The PGCC includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. In its repeated statements the PGCC has been repeating the UAE ownership claims over the three Iranian islands.

“Abu Mousa Island, the Greater Tunb and the Lesser Tunb are inseparable part of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s land and will remain part of Iran forever,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said on Tuesday.

Mehmanparast also dismissed claims that Iran meddles in the internal affairs of the PGCC countries, saying such claims are outdated and repetition of them won’t change anything on the ground.

He added such claims are intended to avoid answering people’s “civil demands”.

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