TEHRAN (Mehr News Agency) – “Islamic Republic of Iran believes that Iraqis are highly mature and educated and don't accept any foreign domination and thus the only way to resolve the Iraqi crisis is to delegate Iraqi affairs to the Iraqis very soon," said Kharrazi.

Jordanian foreign minister Marvan Ma'shar and the Iranian foreign minister Sayyed Kamal Kharrazi met here Saturday afternoon and exchanged views on regional issues and strategies for strengthening bilateral relations. Mehr News Agency quoted Ma'shar as voicing happiness for his first visit of the Islamic Republic of Iran, saying, "Jordan holds Iran and Iranian culture and civilization in high regard. Jordanian leadership would like the two countries' relations to be strengthened in all fields."

He stated that his trip was to study ways of boosting new mutual cooperation fields and identify positive achievements of the Jordanian King's recent visit to Tehran. Jordanian foreign minister pointed to the Iraqi crisis noting, "Jordan rejects any struggle to break up Iraq and supports endeavors by Iraqi Interim Governing Council to establish stability and security in Iraq." Referring to the Palestinian crisis he said, "We are concerned about human rights violations and the killing of Palestinians by the Zionists."

The Jordanian foreign minister said that the Palestinian crisis is resolved only through exit of Zionist occupiers from Palestine and the establishment of a Palestinian independent state.

In this meeting, the Iranian foreign minister Kharrazi pointed to mutual cultural and emotional interests of the two nations saying that he had been witness to cultural and emotional interests and deep feelings among scientists, elites, and thinkers of the two countries.

Iranian foreign minister touched upon various capacities for economic, commercial, technical, and industrial cooperation saying, "Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to deepen mutual cooperation in the fields of petrochemicals, energy, building power plants, water supply, and engineering-technical services. Regarding the regional situation, Kharrazi said, "Unfortunately we have been witness to the increase of instability and insecurity in Iraq and this is due to the U.S. officials’ inattention to the realities and complexities of changes occurring in Iraq."

Kharrazi noted that the continuation of the Palestinian crisis is the outcome of the unwise policies of the Zionist regime. He added, "The Palestinian crisis will remain unresolved until the complete freedom of Palestinian lands, return of Palestinian refugees to their homeland, restoration of Palestinians' rights, and the establishment of an independent Palestinian government." JH/SRM END MNA