REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TEHRAN -- Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has called on Muslim countries to form an alliance for progress and development and not for war, in an apparent reference to the coalition formed by Saudi Arabia for the aggression against Yemen, Press TV reported.
"We believe that the conditions in the region and world of Islam call for the creation of a coalition for development, and not war, in the world of Islam," Rouhani said in a meeting with Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Tehran on Tuesday, quoted from Tend News Agency
Responding to the Pakistani premier’s remarks about the recent tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Rouhani said, “We call for the expansion of relations and do not welcome tension provided that the rights of Muslim people are respected.”
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