ORIENT NET, 2017-05-23— Iran must stop supporting armed groups in Syria and Iraq that contribute to the destabilisation of the Middle East if it wants good relations with the West, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Monday (May 22).
Gabriel told a news conference with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Berlin that Iran played a difficult role in many conflicts in the region, “especially in Iraq and Syria”.
“The message must be that we are ready to work with the new government but we expect Iran to behave responsibly in the region, to support not terror but the politics of peace,” Gabriel said, referring to the re-election of President Hassan Rouhani.
Le Drian urged Iran to vigorously implement a 2015 nuclear agreement with six powers that resulted in a lifting of most sanctions in return for curbs on Tehran’s nuclear program.
Le Drian also underlined that a political solution must be found to end war in Syria.
