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Mottaki, who had taken part in the 19th such meeting in Riyadh last year, said, &quot;The Islamic Republic of Iran, as the only non -Arab state having the highest number of Arab neighbors, maintains good relations with the Arabs.&quot;Elsewhere in his remarks, Mottaki hailed successful organization of the summit despite certain foreign attempts to prevent its holding or minimize its importance.In some point of the interview, Mottaki said the Islamic Republic of Iran is seeking to strengthen ties among all Arab nations especially the relations of Syria and Saudi Arabia.&quot;No particular mediation effort between Syria and Saudi Arabia is being made but we have outlined our stance during separate talks with both sides,&quot; Mottaki said.He hailed ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran and said during recent years there have been meetings between the two countries'officials at different levels. The Minister also expressed hope that Saudi Arabia would use its influence in the region to help defuse the political crisis in Lebanon. Mottaki wrapped up his two-day official visit to the Arab Summit in Damascus Sunday afternoon.","content_html":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><font face=\"Verdana\">Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki Sunday welcomed Syrian presidency over the Arab League in the year ahead and said successful diplomacy of Syria raises the hope for effective handling of the League's affairs in the year of Damascus presidency.<br \/><br \/>With the 20th summit of the 22-member Arab League held in Damascus over the past two days (March 29-30), the year-long presidency of the League was officially handed over to Syria from Saudi Arabia.<br \/><br \/>Mottaki told reporters, &quot;I think key issues of the Arab world, especially Palestine and the Zionist regime's crimes, Iraq problem and the need for restoration of stability and security there, will be addressed in the period (of Syria's presidency over th e Arab League).&quot;<br \/><br \/>He said withdrawal of the occupying forces from Iraq is an issue that the Arab League can look into with an aim to help Iraqis. Mottaki, who had taken part in the 19th such meeting in Riyadh last year, said, &quot;The Islamic Republic of Iran, as the only non -Arab state having the highest number of Arab neighbors, maintains good relations with the Arabs.&quot;<br \/><br \/>Elsewhere in his remarks, Mottaki hailed successful organization of the summit despite certain foreign attempts to prevent its holding or minimize its importance.<br \/><br \/>In some point of the interview, Mottaki said the Islamic Republic of Iran is seeking to strengthen ties among all Arab nations especially the relations of Syria and Saudi Arabia.<br \/><br \/>&quot;No particular mediation effort between Syria and Saudi Arabia is being made but we have outlined our stance during separate talks with both sides,&quot; Mottaki said.<br \/><br \/>He hailed ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran and said during recent years there have been meetings between the two countries'officials at different levels. <br \/><br \/>The Minister also expressed hope that Saudi Arabia would use its influence in the region to help defuse the political crisis in Lebanon. Mottaki wrapped up his two-day official visit to the Arab Summit in Damascus Sunday afternoon.<\/font><br \/><\/p>","content_source":null,"content_url":null,"content_columns":"0","content_date_start":"2008-03-31 10:21:00","content_date_finish":"2008-03-31 10:21:00","content_date_register":"2008-03-31 10:21:00","content_date_last_edit":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","content_show_img":"1","content_show_details":"1","content_show_related_img":"1","content_show_slider":"1","content_show_title_slider":"1","content_comment":"0","content_score":"0","content_recorded":"0","content_confirmed":"1","content_status":"1","content_kind":"0","old_id":"101436","tag_id":null,"tag_word":null,"tag_service":null,"tag_total":null,"tag_soundex":null,"attach_token":"2824314720","attach_date_register":"2008-03-31 10:21:00","attach_id":"85341","attach_file_ext":"jpg","attach_file_header":"image\/jpeg","attach_img_type":"2","attach_img_width":"325","attach_img_height":"196","attach_file_media":"1","attach_show_watermark":"0","score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"visit_count":"151","visit_date_last":"2025-05-14 19:07:51","attach_title":"Mottaki welcomes Syria's presidency","node_title":"Latest news","ot_node_left_right":"[{\"node_id\":144, \"left\":49, \"right\":50}]"}]]