Spain Calls on Iran to Help Restore Security to Middle East

 (FNA)- Chairman of the Spanish Parliament's Foreign Policy Commission Duran Lleida called on Iran to help the European countries in the establishment of security and stability in the Middle East.

"The region is in a very sensitive situation and we should help each other in the establishment of stability and security in the Middle East region," Lleida said in a meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian in Tehran on Tuesday.

The Spanish official pointed to his country's concerns about a rise in extremism and terrorism in the region and the world, and said, "Iran plays an important and influential role in boosting security and resolving the existing regional problems."

He noted that the threats emanating from terrorism and extremism in the Middle East, specially Iraq and Syria, is the cause of concern for the European Union.

Amir Abdollahian, for his part, said that resorting to terrorist groups to change the political systems which have been elected on the basis of popular votes is dangerous and should be stopped.

The Iranian deputy foreign minister pointed to Israel's savage attacks on the Palestinians, and said, "We want serious confrontation of the international community with Israel to stop its crimes and restore the inalienable rights of the oppressed Palestinians people."

In relevant remarks last month, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov underlined that Iran is an important and influential player in the Middle East, which can resolve many problems of the regional countries.

"If we want our policies in the Middle East show some results, we should call non-Arab countries of the region like Iran and Turkey, which have progressive positions in the Islamic world, to participate in settling problems in the Middle East, specially Syria," Lavrov told reporters in Moscow.

Iran along with other regional countries has played important role in resolving the problems of the region.