TEHRAN – A stronger region, rather than strongmen, is needed by regional countries, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday.

“Our region has had far too many strongmen who have only caused war & misery. What we need is a stronger REGION rather than strongmen,” Zarif tweeted.

“For this we need dialogue, respect for international law, inclusion, security networking, economic cooperation, and more people-to-people contact,” he added.

The foreign minister also retweeted part of President Rouhani’s message to the Regional Parliament Speakers’ Conference in Tehran on Saturday, in which he called for multilateral efforts for a stronger region.

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