PGCC
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FM spox:
Rouhani sends letter on Iran’s Hormuz Peace Endeavor to Arab leaders
TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has said that President Hassan Rouhani has called on the Persian Gulf littoral countries to join Iran's Hope initiative.
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Talks with Iran ‘unrepeatable opportunity’: Ex-Qatar PM
TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – Qatar's former prime minister says talking with Iran on the regional developments is an “unrepeatable opportunity” which should be seized by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) member states.
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Qatar dismisses anti-Iran statements of Mecca summits
TEHRAN, Jun. 03 (MNA) – Tha Qatari foreign minister said on Sunday his country rejects the anti-Iran statements of the recent summits in Mecca as they had been prepared in advance without consulting with Doha.
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By: Javad Heirannia
Reasons behind the eventual withdrawal of Kuwait from PGCC
TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – After several years since the beginning of Syria crisis, the Persian Gulf Arab states are changing their policies towards this county, and following the move of UAE and Bahrain, Kuwait will soon expand its relations with Syria.
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EU working on conference to help solve PGCC crisis
TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – The European Union is working on organizing a conference that could help solve the crisis among member states of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC), Romanian foreign minister Teodor-Viorel Meleşcanu said on Saturday.
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PGCC with excesses of MBS doomed to trash heap of history: Askari
TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Professor Hossein Askari, an expert on Saudi Arabia who also teaches international business at the George Washington University, believes that the PGCC has always been a Saudi ‘thing’ with a number of countries simply hanging on.
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PGCC never was effective organization: Shireen Hunter
TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a professor of political science at Georgetown University, tells the Tehran Times that “the PGCC was never an effective organization. Certainly, it has been an unequal partnership in the sense that Saudi Arabia has dominated the Organization.”
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Iran FM spokesman hails Kuwaiti Emir’s stance at PGCC summit
TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – The spokesman of Iranian Foreign Ministry Bahram Ghasemi praised the approach of Emir of Kuwait towards Iran, urging the PGCC Secretariat General to take his stance instead of issuing meaningless anti-Iran statements.
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Amir-Abdollahian:
Neither ‘council’ nor ‘cooperation’ remains from the ‘PGCC’
TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Special Aide on International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council enjoys neither ‘cooperation’ not ‘council.
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Saudi King reiterates baseless accusations against Iran at PGCC summit
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – King Salman of Saudi Arabia delivered a hostile inaugurating speech against Iran at the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council PGCC summit underway in Riyadh.
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Qatari emir, sultan of Oman not to join PGCC summit in Saudi Arabia
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – The Qatari emir and the Sultan of Oman will not join Persian Gulf summit to be held in Saudi Arabia today.
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PG states interests in coop. with Iran, rather than Israeli enemy
TEHRAN, Feb. 11 (MNA) – Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem advised the countries of the Persian Gulf to seek interests in cooperation with Iran instead of leaning towards the Zionist regime.
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Senior expert on Arab affairs:
'PGCC will never be the same again'
TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) – A senior expert on Arab affairs believes that “Qatar can never again trust Saudi Arabia, and the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) will never be the same again.”
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Bahrain calls for freezing Qatar's membership in PGCC
TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – Bahrain's Foreign Minister has asked for the freezing of Qatar's membership in the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) until the country fulfill the demands of the four Arab countries.