NCRI – Gulf Cooperation Council leaders, alarmed at Iranian regime’s nuclear ambitions, examined proposals for a nuclear-free zone in the world’s top oil-producing region during summit talks on Sunday.
"The international community is calling for an end to the spread of weapons of mass destruction. This has become a global demand. One day, our grandchildren should be able to live in safety from this evil," Youssef bin Alwai bin Abdullah, the Omani minister responsible for foreign affairs, told reporters shortly before the talks ended for the day.
Speaking earlier on behalf of the Gulf leaders, GCC Secretary-General Abdul Rahman al-Attiya said: "We trust Iran but we don’t want to see an Iranian nuclear plant which is closer in distance to our Gulf shores than to Tehran causing us danger and damage.”
He said: "Gulf countries want guarantees and transparency from Iran over its nuclear facilities. They want to know what measures Iran has for the safety of the environment.”
Attiya had said one of the proposals on the agenda was for a deal to be brokered between Iran and neighboring GCC states to make the region nuclear-free.
"As Iranian officials say the program is for peaceful purposes, why can’t an agreement come into effect between all countries concerned and which could include Iraq and Yemen in the future? This will pave the way for a Middle East agreement which Israel could eventually become part of," he said.
