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UAE calls on Iran to tackle regional issues

Sheikh Abdullah shakes hands with Westerwelle prior to their press conference yesterday in Abu Dhabi.

The United Arab Emirates said yesterday it hoped Iran would address issues straining ties with Gulf Arab countries as well as its nuclear row with the West following the election of President Hassan Rohani.
The UAE and Iran both lay claim to the islands of Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunb at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 40% of the world’s seaborne oil exports flow.
“We have a hanging issue with Iran - Iran still occupies after 42 years three of our islands,” UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed said in Abu Dhabi.
The islands have been held by Iran since 1971, shortly before the seven Gulf emirates gained full independence from Britain and formed the UAE.
“We hope of Iran that as much as it is taking the nuclear issue seriously, it be serious on reassuring the surrounding region,” Sheikh Abdullah told a joint news conference with visiting German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle.
“I hope with the Rohani government there is a fresh start. But this needs time, effort and hard work between us and Iran.”
Tension between Iran and Gulf Arab states has been heightened by political turmoil across the Middle East.






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